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Baeckea diosmifolia Rudge
Family Myrtaceae
Common name: Fringed Baeckea

Baeckea diosmifolia Rudge APNI*

Description: Shrub to 1 m high.

Leaves ovate to oblong, 2–6 mm long, 1–2 mm wide, apex obtuse or with an acute often recurved tip, base attenuate, margins finely toothed to ± entire; petiole to 0.5 mm long.

Flowers solitary, subsessile; bracteoles lanceolate or obovate, long-acuminate, 1.5–4 mm long. Sepals triangular to rounded, obtuse to acute. Corolla 3.5–5.5 mm diam.; petals 1.5–2 mm long. Stamens mostly 7–8. Style only slightly inset into the ovary summit.

Capsule c. 2 mm diam.; seeds angular.


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Flowering: spring.

Distribution and occurrence: Grows in heath in wet areas; north from the Budawang Ra. and west to Goulburn River.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, SC, CT, ST, CWS
Other Australian states: Qld
AVH map***

Intergrades occur in the CTand ST between this species and B. imbricata; they may be recognized by the somewhat broader leaves.

Text by Peter G. Wilson
Taxon concept: A.R. Bean (1997)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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