Andersonia brevifolia

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Andersonia brevifolia
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Status DECF P2.svg
Priority Two — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Andersonia
Species:
A. brevifolia
Binomial name
Andersonia brevifolia
Synonyms [1]

Sprengelia brevifolia(Sond.) F.Muell.

Andersonia brevifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with egg-shaped leaves and white or pink flowers.

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Description

Andersonia brevifolia is an erect shrub with many branches and that typically grows to a height of up to 10–60 cm (3.9–23.6 in). Its leaves are overlapping, usually pressed against the stem, egg-shaped, 1–2 mm (0.039–0.079 in) long and 0.5–1.5 mm (0.020–0.059 in) wide. The flowers have 10 to 15 leaf-like bracteoles on their stalks. The sepals are linear, 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) long and usually hairy. The petals are white or pink, about as long as the sepals, with lobes slightly shorter than the petal tube. The stamens are about the same length or slightly longer than the petal tube, the anthers usually more than half the length of the filaments. [2] [3]

Taxonomy

Andersonia brevifolia was first formally described in 1845 by Otto Wilhelm Sonder in Lehmann's Plantae Preissianae from specimens collected near York in 1839. [2] [4] The specific epithet (brevifolia) means 'short-leaved'. [5]

Distribution and habitat

This species of Andersonia grows in sandy and gravelly soils in the Avon Wheatbelt, Jarrah Forest and Swan Coastal Plain bioregions of south-western Western Australia. [3]

Conservation status

Andersonia brevifolia is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Andersonia brevifolia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  2. 1 2 Watson, Leslie (1962). "A taxonomic revision of the genus Andersonia R.Br. (Epacridaceae)" . Kew Bulletin. 16 (1): 98–99. doi:10.2307/4120354 . Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "Andersonia brevifolia". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  4. ↑ "Andersonia brevifolia". APNI. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  5. ↑ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 150. ISBN   9780958034180.
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