Spyridium obcordatum

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Spyridium obcordatum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Spyridium
Species:
S. obcordatum
Binomial name
Spyridium obcordatum
Synonyms [1]
  • Cryptandra obcordataHook.f.
  • Spyridium serpillaceum F.Muell. orth. var.
  • Spyridium serpyllaceum(Reissek & F.Muell.) F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
  • Trymalium serpyllaceumReissek & F.Muell.

Spyridium obcordatum, commonly known as creeping spyridium [2] or creeping dustymiller, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to Tasmania. It is a prostrate shrub with heart-shaped leaves, the narrower end towards the base, and clusters of hairy, white flowers.

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Description

Spyridium obcordatum is a prostrate shrub that has many twiggy, wiry branches up to 40 cm (16 in) long. The leaves are egg-shaped to heart-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, mostly 4–10 mm (0.16–0.39 in) long with the edges curved downwards. The upper surface of the leaves is more or less glabrous and the lower surface is covered with greyish or white hairs. Heads of flowers are arranged on the ends of branchlets, surrounded by brown bracts and petal-like leaves, the individual flowers white and about 3 mm (0.12 in) wide. Flowering occurs from mid-September to October. [2] [3] [4]

Taxonomy

This species was first formally described in 1855 by Joseph Dalton Hooker who gave it the name Cryptandra obcordata in The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror from specimens collected by Ronald Campbell Gunn. [5] [6] In 1970, Winifred Curtis changed the name to Spyridium obcordatum in The Victorian Naturalist . [7] The specific epithet (obcordatum) means "heart-shaped, attached at the pointed end". [8]

Distribution and habitat

Spyridium obcordatum grows in open forest or woodland, mainly among serpentinite outcrops, near Beaconsfield and in near-coastal areas between Greens Beach and Hawley Beach in Tasmania. [2]

Conservation status

This species of spyridium is listed as "vulnerable" under the Australian Government Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and the Tasmanian Government Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 . The main threats to the species include habitat disturbance, browsing and grazing, and residential activity. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Spyridium obcordatum". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Spyridium obcordatum". Tasmanian Government Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Spyridium obcordatum Flora Recovery Plan" (PDF). Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  4. ↑ Rodway, Leonard (1903). The Tasmanian Flora. Hobart: Tasmanian Government Printer. p. 27. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Cryptandra obcordata". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  6. ↑ Hooker, Joseph Dalton (1860). The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror in the Years 1839-1843 :under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross (Part III Flora Tasmaniae). London: Lovell Reeve. p. 71. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Spyridium obcordatum". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  8. ↑ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2021). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (4th ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 263. ISBN   9780958034180.
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