Английская Википедия:Eremaea fimbriata

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Eremaea fimbriata is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a small shrub with small leaves and single purple flowers on the ends of the branches. The fruits are woody, urn-shaped with a small opening at the top. Unlike other eremaeas which remain dormant during winter, Eremaea fimbriata begins the new year's growth in July or August.

Description

Eremaea fimbriata is a shrub growing to a height of about Шаблон:Convert. The leaves are narrow egg-shaped, tapering to a point and are Шаблон:Convert long, Шаблон:Convert wide and have one or sometimes 3 veins visible on the lower surface. There are a few long, soft hairs on the upper surface and the lower surface is densely covered with short, fine hairs.[1][2]

The flowers are pink to deep pink and are borne singly on the ends of long branches which grew in the previous year. The flowers are Шаблон:Convert across and have are 5 sepals which are densely hairy on the outside surface and have a short tuft of hairs on the top. There 5 petals, Шаблон:Convert long. The stamens are about Шаблон:Convert long are arranged in 5 bundles, each containing 13 to 18 stamens. Flowering occurs from July to September and is followed by fruits which are woody capsules. The capsules are Шаблон:Convert long, smooth and urn-shaped to almost spherical with a small opening.[1][2]

Taxonomy and naming

Eremaea fimbriata was first formally described in 1839 by John Lindley in A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony.[3][4] The specific epithet (fimbriata) is from the Latin fimbriatus meaning "fringed".[5]

Distribution and habitat

Eremaea fimbriata occurs in near-coastal areas of the Irwin and Darling districts in the Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest and Swan Coastal Plain biogeographic regions.[6] It grows in sandy soils, often with lateritic gravel.

Conservation

Eremaea fimbriata is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.[6]

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