Baeckea brevifolia
Baeckea brevifolia is a common heathland shrub found in coastal central New South Wales, Australia. It grows up to one metre high. The habitat is mostly on poor sandstone soils, in areas of moderate to high rainfall, frequented by fire. It is often found growing by the sea. The specific epithet brevifolia is from the Latin, meaning "short-leaved".[2]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Baeckea |
| Species: | B. brevifolia |
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Foliage
t.14 [1]
It was first described as Leptospermum brevifolium in 1807 by Edward Rudge,[3][1] but was transferred to the genus, Baeckea, by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1828.[3][4]
References
- Rudge, E. (1807). "Description of Seven New Plants from New Holland". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 8: 299, t. 14.
- Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 25
- "Baeckea brevifolia". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- Candolle, A.P. de (1828). "Myrtaceae". Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis. 3: 230.
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