Granite homoranthus facts for kids
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| Homoranthus prolixus in the ANBG | |
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Homoranthus
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prolixus
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Homoranthus bornhardtiensis J.T.Hunter |
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Homoranthus prolixus is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to northern New South Wales. It is a spreading shrub with linear to lance-shaped leaves and groups of up to six yellow to red flowers in the upper leaf axils.
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Description
Mostly ascending growth habit. Flowers September to December and fruits September to January.
Taxonomy and naming
Homoranthus prolixus was first formally described in 1991 by Lyndley Craven and S.R.Jones and the description was published in Australian Systematic Botany. The specific epithet (prolixus) is a Latin word meaning "stretched out" or "long".
Distribution and habit
Grows from Inverell to Bendemeer in northern New South Wales in woodland and heath on shallow sandy soils on and around granite or acid volcanic outcrops.
Conservation status
Considered vulnerable by Briggs and Leigh (1996) but now know to be well reserved and often locally abundant. ROTAP conservation code of 3RCa more appropriate.
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Habit in the ANBG
