Urn heath honey gorse (Melichrus urceolatus)
Description
Melichrus urceolatus, commonly known as urn heath or honey-gland heath, is a species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. The species is native to Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria in Australia It is an erect shrub that grows to between 0.2 and 1.5 metres in height. The white, cream or yellow-green flowers, are clustered toward the branch bases and appear between March and November in the species native range. The species was first formally described by botanist Robert Brown in 1810 in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Ericales
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Family: Ericaceae
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Genus: Melichrus
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