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Darwinia biflora

(Darwinia biflora)

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Description

Darwinia biflora is an erect,sometimes spreading,often straggly shrub which grows to a height of 0.?0. metres (0.? ft).The leaves are glabrous and arranged in a decussate pattern along the branches.The leaves are ?0 millimetres (0.?0. in) long,flattened and often pressed against the branches.The flowers are arranged on stalks less than millimetre (0.0 in) long near the ends of the branches,usually in pairs.When they open,the flowers are tubular in shape,white to pink in the upper parts and green in the floral tube.The flower tube is ? millimetres (0.?0. in) long and is surrounded by leaf-like bracts ? millimetres (0.0?0. in) long and two purple-red bracteoles ? millimetres (0.?0. in) long which fall off after the flower has opened.Stamens and staminodes are enclosed within the flower tube but the style is 0? millimetres (0.?0. in) long,yellow-green or red,straight or slightly curved and projects out of the tube.Flowering occurs throughout the year but mainly between May and August and is followed by the fruit which is a nut about ?. millimetres (0.0?0.0 in) in diameter.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Darwinia
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