Английская Википедия:Bossiaea laxa

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Bossiaea laxa is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to a small area near Norseman in Western Australia. It is a spreading, openly-branched shrub with linear to narrow oblong leaves, and bright yellow and red flowers.

Description

Bossiaea laxa is a spreading, openly-branched shrub that typically grows up to a height of up to Шаблон:Cvt and has branchlets that are flattened to oval in cross-section. The leaves are linear to narrow oblong, Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide on a petiole Шаблон:Cvt long with triangular stipules Шаблон:Cvt long at the base. The flowers are arranged singly or in small groups, each flower on a thread-like pedicel Шаблон:Cvt long. There is only a single bracts up to Шаблон:Cvt long but that falls off at the bud stage. The five sepals are joined at the base forming a tube Шаблон:Cvt long with lobes Шаблон:Cvt long, with oblong bracteoles Шаблон:Cvt long on the pedicel. The standard petal is bright yellow with a faint red base and Шаблон:Cvt long, the wings Шаблон:Cvt long, and the keel is pale greenish-yellow and Шаблон:Cvt long. Flowering has been observed in May.[1][2]

Taxonomy and naming

Bossiaea laxa was first formally described in 2006 by James Henderson Ross in the journal Muelleria from specimens collected in the Cave Hill Reserve north-west of Norseman in 2003.[2][3] The specific epithet (laxa) means "loose" or "open" referring to the species' growth form.[2]

Distribution and habitat

This bossiaea is only known from the Cave Hill Reserve in the Coolgardie biogeographic region where it grows in woodland.[1][2]

Conservation status

Bossiaea laxa is classified as "Priority Two" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife,[1] meaning that it is poorly known and from only one or a few locations.[4]

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