Pomaderris


Pomaderris is a genus of 70 species of shrub to small tree in the family Rhamnaceae. Sixty-five of the species are native to Australia and the other five are from New Zealand. There is some overlap. A distinctive feature of the leaves, branches, and twigs of this genus, is that they are hairy.
A few of species in this genus are known to horticulture; the most commonly cultivated species is P. aspera, the hazel pomaderris.
Pomaderris species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Aenetus ligniveren.

Selected species

Pomaderris includes but may not be limited to the following species: