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Zieria alata Duretto & P.I.Forst.
Mt Lewis Zieria
This species is confined to high altitudes on Mt Lewis in North Queensland. The flowers fade from pink buds to almost white over time.

	*Zieria alata*	*Zieria alata*

	Description:Young pink flower	Description:Buds
	Location:Mt Lewis National Park, North Queensland	Location:Mt Lewis National Park, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:16˚30.788S, 145˚16.095E	GPS coordinates:16˚30.788S, 145˚16.095E
	Date: 8 August 2010	Date: 22 September 2013
	Field No.: U696	Field No.: 2227

	*Zieria alata*	*Zieria alata*

	Description:Older flower fading to white	Description:Flower
	Location:Mt Lewis National Park, North Queensland	Location:Mt Lewis National Park, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:16˚30.788S, 145˚16.095E	GPS coordinates:16˚30.788S, 145˚16.095E
	Date: 22 September 2013	Date: 22 September 2013
	Field No.: 2227	Field No.: 2227

	*Zieria alata*	*Zieria alata*

	Description:Flowers and leaves showing alate petioles	Description:Glandular-verricose stem
	Location:Mt Lewis National Park, North Queensland	Location:Mt Lewis National Park, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:16˚30.788S, 145˚16.095E	GPS coordinates:16˚30.788S, 145˚16.095E
	Date: 8 August 2010	Date: 8 August 2010
	Field No.: U696	Field No.: U696

	*Zieria alata*	Zieria alata

	Description:Flowers and leaves	Description:Flower - lateral view
	Location:Mt Lewis National Park, North Queensland	Location:Mt Lewis National Park, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:16˚30.788S, 145˚16.095E	GPS coordinates:16˚30.788S, 145˚16.095E
	Date: 8 August 2010	Date: 22 September 2013
	Field No.: U696	Field No.: 2227

	*Zieria alata*	*Zieria alata*

	Description:Flower	Description:Leaves
	Location:Mt Lewis National Park, North Queensland	Location:Mt Lewis National Park, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:16˚30.788S, 145˚16.095E	GPS coordinates:16˚30.788S, 145˚16.095E
	Date: 28 June 2015	Date: 28 June 2015
	Field No.: 3220	Field No.: 3220

	*Zieria alata*	*Zieria alata*

	Description:Flower and leaves	Description:Young pink flowers
	Location:Mt Lewis National Park, North Queensland	Location:Mt Lewis National Park, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:16˚30.788S, 145˚16.095E	GPS coordinates:16˚30.788S, 145˚16.095E
	Date: 28 June 2015	Date: 28 June 2015
	Field No.: 3220	Field No.: 3220

References (accessed 6 August 2017):

George, A.S., Duretto, M.F. & Forster, P.I.in Wilson A.J.G. (ed.), (2013) Zieria. Flora of Australia 26: 299

http://keys.trin.org.au/key-server/data/0e0f0504-0103-430d-8004-060d07080d04/media/Html/taxon/Zieria_alata.htm

Duretto, M.F. & Forster, P.I. (2007), A taxonomic revision of the genus Zieria Sm. (Rutaceae) in Queensland. Austrobaileya 7(3);473-544

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