Английская Википедия:Cryptandra tomentosa
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Cryptandra tomentosa, commonly known as prickly cryptandra,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to the southern continental Australia. It is a small, straggling, erect to low-lying shrub sometimes with spiny branches, and has cylindrical leaves and loose clusters of white, bell-shaped flowers that turn pink to red as they age.
Description
Cryptandra tomentosa is a small, straggling, erect to low-lying shrub that typically grows to a height of Шаблон:Cvt, its branchlets sometimes ending in a spine. The leaves are cylindrical, mostly Шаблон:Cvt long and about Шаблон:Cvt wide, on a short petiole Шаблон:Cvt long with stipules up to Шаблон:Cvt long at the base. The edges of the leaves are rolled under, usually concealing most of the lower surface. The flowers are borne in sessile, spike-like clusters of a few flowers with broadly egg-shaped bracts up to Шаблон:Cvt long at the base. The floral tube is broadly bell-shaped, Шаблон:Cvt long and white, ageing to pink or red, the sepals about the same length as the floral tube, and the petals about Шаблон:Cvt long. Flowering occurs from May to October.[1][2][3]
Taxonomy
Cryptandra tomentosa was formally described in 1838 by botanist John Lindley in Thomas Livingstone Mitchell's Three Expeditions into the interior of Eastern Australia.[4][5] The specific epithet (tomentosa ) means "tomentose".[6]
Distribution and habitat
Prickly cryptandra grows in heath and woodland west of Port Phillip Bay in Victoria and in south-eastern South Australia, including on Kangaroo Island.[1][2][3]
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