A tall and spreading shrub, 3 - 8 m tall; bark thin, dull, reddish to greyish brown, smooth or slightly grooved; twigs slender, yellowish green to reddish brown, coated with very short grey hairs; buds slender, stalked, covered with grey hairs. The leaves are opposite and simple, 6-10 cm long and wide, with 3 or 5 shallow broad lobes. They are coarsely and irregularly toothed with a light green hairless surface and a finely hairy underside. The leaves turn brilliant yellow to red in autumn, and are on slender stalks usually longer than the blade. The fruit is a paired reddish samara, 2-3 cm long, maturing in late summer to early autumn.

Plants for a Future
Evergreen Native Plant Database

As eye drops to soothe irritation caused by campfire smoke (pith of young twigs); to treat sore eyes (outer bark); to wounds and abscesses (boiled root chips); to treat internal haemorrhage (roots and bark)