Английская Википедия:Exocarpos humifusus
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Exocarpos humifusus, also known as mountain native-cherry, is a small shrub member of the family Santalaceae, all of which are hemiparasites. Exocarpos humifusus is a dwarfish and sprawling shrub with woody stems, and small dry fruits that grow atop a fleshy red stalk, hence the common name of native-cherry.[1]
Description
Exocarpos humifusus is a rigid, woody dwarf shrub with branches prostrate and spreading over the ground and rocks.[2] The stems are dark yellow-green tinged with red, and are ribbed with rounded edges.[2] The leaves are triangular and scale shaped, about Шаблон:Convert long, arranged alternately along the stem.[2][3] The flowers are generally 4 parted, approximately Шаблон:Convert in diameter and grow in bunches of 2-3 on a short stalk at the end of a stem.[2] The fruit is a small greenish-black drupe or nut Шаблон:Convert in length, that grows atop a fleshy receptacle.[2][4] When mature the receptacle of the fruit is dark red fleshy, juicy and edible, attracting animals as distributors.[4]
Habitat and distribution
Exocarpos humifusus is endemic to Tasmania. It grows abundantly above Шаблон:Convert and on lower elevation mountains in the south-west, in sub-alpine and alpine areas. It is found growing over the surfaces of rocks on mountain plateaus and summits throughout Tasmania.[1] It is widespread among the plant communities of alpine heath and fjaeldmark.[5]
Gallery
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Stems and fruit of E. humifusus
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Enlarged receptacle with fruit
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Stems, leaves, and flowers
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