Английская Википедия:Chorizema varium
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Chorizema varium, commonly known as bush flame pea,[1][2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a spreading shrub with prickly, heart-shaped leaves and orange, yellow and pinkish-red flowers.
Description
Chorizema varium is a prostrate, spreading or scrambling shrub that typically grows to a height of about Шаблон:Cvt and has softly-hairy branches. Its leaves are heart-shaped, Шаблон:Cvt long, Шаблон:Cvt wide and wavy with more or less prickly teeth on the edges. The flowers are arranged in racemes, each flower on a pedicel Шаблон:Cvt long. The sepals are hairy and Шаблон:Cvt long. The flowers are orange, yellow and pinkish-red, the standard petal Шаблон:Cvt long, the wings Шаблон:Cvt long, and the keel Шаблон:Cvt long. Flowering mainly occurs from September to October and the fruit is a pod Шаблон:Cvt long.[1][3]
Taxonomy
Chorizema varium was first formally described in 1839 by Joseph Paxton in his "Magazine of Botany".[4][5] The specific epithet (varium) means "variable", referring to the leaves.[6]
Distribution and habitat
This species of pea grows on coastal limestone hills and outcrops in the Swan Coastal Plain bioregion of south-western Western Australia.[1]
Conservation status
Chorizema varium is listed as "Threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[1] meaning that it is in danger of extinction.[7]
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