Английская Википедия:Daviesia gracilis

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Daviesia gracilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an open, spreading shrub with its phyllodes reduced to scales, and has orange-yellow and maroon flowers.

Description

Daviesia gracilis is an open, spreading, glabrous shrub that typically grows to a height of up to Шаблон:Cvt, its phyllodes reduced to scales. The flowers are arranged in groups of three to five on a peduncle Шаблон:Cvt long, the rachis Шаблон:Cvt long, each flower on a pedicel Шаблон:Cvt long with oblong, overlapping bracts about Шаблон:Cvt long at the base. The sepals are about Шаблон:Cvt long and joined at the base. The standard petal is elliptic, Шаблон:Cvt long and orange-yellow with a thin maroon border, the wings about Шаблон:Cvt long and maroon, and the keel is Шаблон:Cvt long and maroon. Flowering occurs from July to October and the fruit is a flattened triangular pod Шаблон:Cvt long.[1][2]

Taxonomy and naming

Daviesia gracilis was first formally described in 1984 by Michael Crisp in the journal Nuytsia from specimens collected by Archibald Menzies at King George Sound in 1791.[1][3] The specific epithet (gracilis) means "thin or slender".[4]

Distribution and habitat

This daviesia grows in heath or open woodland between Kojonup, King George Sound and Bremer Bay in the Esperance Plains and Jarrah Forest regions of south-western Western Australia.[2][1]

Conservation status

Daviesia gracilis is listed as "not threatened" by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[2]

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