| Common Name: | River or Long-leaf Lomatia |
| Synonym: | |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Size: | 2-5m x 1-3m |
| Description: | Shrub or small tree with rusty-hairy new growth. |
| Leaves: | Narrow, dull green leaves, paler below, with inconspicuous veins, 5-20cm x 5-20mm. Tip pointed, few distant teeth on margins, rarely none. Not hairy below. |
| Flowering: | Short sprays of perfumed, hairless flowers in leaf axils, generally shorter than leaves. Winged seeds in narrow leathery follicle (pod). |
| Flower Colour: | Creamy-white |
| Flowering Time: | December to February |
| Growing Conditions: | Moist well drained clay and loam soils along watercourses. Frost and snow tolerant. Dappled and semi shade to full shade. |
| Garden Use: | Attractive slow growing, summer flowering tree tolerating occasional wet conditions. |
| Related Species: | |
| Plant Communities: | 1, 4, 13, 30 |
| Conservation Status: | Scattered within the Shire. |
| Aboriginal Use: | |
| Commercially available: | Australian plant & indigenous nurseries |
| Bird Attracting: | No |
| Butterfly Attracting: | Nectar for butterflies |
| Frog Habitat: | No |
| Photographer: | Marilyn Gray © |