Английская Википедия:Acrotriche depressa

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Acrotriche depressa, commonly known as wiry ground-berry[1] or honeypots,[2] is a flowering plant in the family Ericaceae. It is a small shrub with crowded greyish-green leaves and white or green flowers and grows in southern Australia.

Description

Acrotriche depressa is a small, dense, mat forming, upright shrub to Шаблон:Cvt high, Шаблон:Cvt in diameter and branchlets covered in soft, upright hairs to rigid, long, upright hairs. The leaves are crowded, spreading or slightly erect, greyish olive green, narrow-triangular, Шаблон:Cvt long, Шаблон:Cvt wide, margins slightly recurved, usually toothed, veined on lower surface, pointed at the apex and in whorls around the stem. The white or greenish tubular flowers are Шаблон:Cvt long in dense clusters of 5-10 on spikes Шаблон:Cvt long hidden amongst older branches. The bracteoles mostly Шаблон:Cvt long, sepals Шаблон:Cvt long. Flowering occurs from August to September and the fruit is a drupe, globular-shaped, greyish green, dark purple at maturity and up to Шаблон:Cvt wide. [3][2][4][5]

Taxonomy and naming

Acrotriche depressa was first formally described in 1810 by Robert Brown and the description was published in Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae. The specific epithet (depressa) means "depressed" referring to its growth habit.[6]

Distribution and habitat

Honeypots grows in sclerophyll forest on a variety of soils, including loam, basalt, granite and sandy soil in Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales.[1][2][5]

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