Brachyloma daphnoides
| Daphne heath | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Brachyloma |
| Species: | B. daphnoides
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| Brachyloma daphnoides | |
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Brachyloma daphnoides, commonly known as daphne heath,[2] is a flowering plant in the family Ericaceae. It is a small upright shrub with dull grey-green leaves and white tubular flowers.
Description
Brachyloma daphnoides is a small, upright shrub that usually grows to a height of 0.4 and 1.5 metres (1 ft 4 in and 4 ft 11 in) high and branches covered in long, upright, stiff hairs. The dull grey-green leaves may be egg-shaped,
corolla tubular, 4.3–5.5 mm (0.17–0.22 in) long with recurved lobes 1.8–2.4 mm (0.071–0.094 in) long. Flowering occurs from June to November and the fruit is a rounded, ridged, slightly flattened yellowish-brown berry about 4 mm (0.16 in) in diameter and 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) long.[2]
Taxonomy and naming
Brachyloma daphnoides was first formally described 1868 by James Edward Smith and the description was published in Flora Australiensis.[3][4] The specific epithet (daphnoides) means like "daphne".[5]
Distribution and habitat
Daphne heath grows mostly on rocky sites in woodland and forests in
References
- ^ "Brachyloma daphnoides". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Brachyloma daphnoides (Sm.) Benth". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ "Brachyloma daphnoides". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ Bentham, George (1868). Flora Australiensis.
- ISBN 9780958034180.
- ^ "Census of South Australian Vascular Plants Edition 5.00" (PDF). Botanic Gardens of Adelaide & State Herbarium. 2005.
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