Английская Википедия:Daviesia euphorbioides

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Daviesia euphorbioides, commonly known as Wongan cactus,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to a restricted area in the south-west of Western Australia. It is an open, erect to sprawling, cactus-like shrub with thick, fleshy branchlets and phyllodes reduced to scattered, sharply-pointed spines, and bright yellow, reddish-brown and maroon flowers.

Description

Daviesia euphorbioides is an open, erect to sprawling, cactus-like shrub that typically grows to a height of Шаблон:Cvt with branchlets that are thick and fleshy, Шаблон:Cvt in diameter. Its phyllodes are reduced to scattered, inconspicuous, sharply-pointed spines Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide. The flowers are arranged in single groups of three to six on a peduncle Шаблон:Cvt long, the rachis less than Шаблон:Cvt long, each flower on a pedicel Шаблон:Cvt long with overlapping bracts up to Шаблон:Cvt long at the base. The sepals are Шаблон:Cvt long and joined at the base, the two upper lobes joined for most of their length and the lower three triangular. The standard petal is broadly egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, Шаблон:Cvt long, Шаблон:Cvt wide and bright yellow with a reddish-brown base. The wings are Шаблон:Cvt long and maroon, and the keel Шаблон:Cvt long and maroon. Flowering occurs from July to September and the fruit is a wedge-shaped pod Шаблон:Cvt long.[1][2]

Taxonomy and naming

Daviesia euphorbioides was first formally described in 1864 by George Bentham in Flora Australiensis from specimens collected by James Drummond.[3][4] The specific epithet (euphorbioides) means "Euphorbia-like".[5]

Distribution and habitat

Wongan cactus grows on flats and sandplains, often in disturbed areas, between Wongan Hills, Dowerin and the Moonijin Nature Reserve in the Avon Wheatbelt biogeographic region of south-western Western Australia.[1][2]

Conservation status

Daviesia euphorbioides is classed as "Threatened Flora (Declared Rare Flora — Extant)" by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[1]

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