Darwinia apiculata (Darwinia apiculata)
Description
Scarp darwinia is a densely branched,glabrous,rounded shrub growing to 0.?0. metres (? ft) high.It has thin red branches with the leaf bases having wings that extend down the stems.Its leaves have a petiole less than 0. millimetres (0.0 in) long,and a leaf blade ? millimetres (0.?0. in) long,linear in shape and triangular in cross-section.The tip of the leaves is sharply pointed.The flowers are arranged in groups of to near the ends of the branches.The groups of flowers are surrounded by narrow egg-shaped,pointed bracts up to millimetres (0. in) long.The bracts are green,yellowish or yellow and red.The petal lobes are about millimetres (0. in) long and millimetres (0.0 in),enclosing the stamens,staminodes and the lower part of the style.The style is red and ? millimetres (0.?0. in) long with scattered hairs near its tip.Flowering occurs during October or November.Fruit rarely forms but is a nut containing one or two seeds.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Myrtales
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Family: Myrtaceae
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Genus: Darwinia
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