Английская Википедия:Cryptandra connata
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Cryptandra connata is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to inland Western Australia. It is an erect, prickly shrub with linear to lance-shaped leaves and clusters of white, pink or purple, tube-shaped flowers.
Description
Cryptandra connata is a dense, erect, prickly shrub that typically grows to Шаблон:Cvt high and up to Шаблон:Cvt wide, its short side-branches ending in a sharp point. The leaves are variable in size and shape, mostly small and linear to lance-shaped with the edges rolled under. The flowers are glabrous, white, pink or purple, and more or less sessile. The floral tube has 5 to 16 overlapping bracts at the base and the sepals are hairy near their tips. Flowering occurs from May to August and the fruit is Шаблон:Cvt long and prominently beaked.[1][2][3]
Taxonomy and naming
Cryptandra connata was first formally described in 1929 by Charles Gardner and the description was published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia.[2][4] The specific epithet (connata) means "joined together", referring to the sepal lobes.[5]
Distribution and habitat
This cryptandra grows on sandplains in the Coolgardie and Murchison bioregions of inland Western Australia.[3]
Conservation status
This cryptandra is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[3]
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