Английская Википедия:Beaufortia schaueri
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Beaufortia schaueri, commonly known as pink bottlebrush[1] or pink beaufortia,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is a small, rounded shrub with small, crowded, linear leaves and profuse, spherical heads of pink flowers conspicuously displayed on the ends of the branches in spring.
Description
Beaufortia schaueri is a small, compact shrub which grows to a height of about Шаблон:Convert. The leaves are arranged in alternating pairs (decussate) so that they make four rows along the stems. The leaves are about Шаблон:Convert long, linear in shape, overlap each other and are triangular to almost circular in cross section.[1][2][3]
The flowers are bright pink to mauve and are arranged in almost spherical heads on the ends of branches which continue to grow after flowering. The flowers have 5 sepals, 5 petals and 5 bundles of stamens. There are usually 5 stamens in a bundle and they are joined for about half their length. Flowering occurs from September to December and is followed by fruits which are woody capsules.[1][2][3][4]
Taxonomy
Beaufortia schaueri was first formally described in 1843 by Johannes Conrad Schauer in Шаблон:Lang from an unpublished description by Balthazar Preiss.[5] The specific epithet (schaueri) honours Schauer.[6]
Distribution and habitat
Beaufortia schaueri occurs mainly between the Albany and Israelite Bay districts in the Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest and Mallee bioregions of south-western Western Australia.[2] It usually grows in sandy soils or those derived from laterite on plains and slopes.[7]
Conservation
Beaufortia schaueri is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian government Department of Parks and Wildlife.[2]
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