Correa reflexa var. angustifolia explained

Correa reflexa var. angustifolia, commonly known as Grampians correa, is a variety of Correa reflexa endemic to Victoria in Australia. It grows to tall. Leaves are up to long and wide and are dark green on the upper surface, while the lower surface is covered with hairs and pale grey.[1] The pendent, tubular flowers are red with yellow-green tips.[1]

The variety was first formally described by Paul G. Wilson in the botanical journal Nuytsia in 1998 It occurs in the Grampians region in heathy woodland in high rainfall areas with altitudes ranging from 668 to 824 metres AHD.[1]

The Grampians correa is listed as "Rare in Victoria" on the Department of Sustainability and Environment's Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Wild Plants of Victoria (database) . 2009. Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment.
  2. Web site: Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria - 2005. Department of Sustainability and Environment (Victoria). 25 March 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120324004616/http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/103388/Advisory_List_of_Rare_or_Threatened_Plants_in_Victoria_-_2005.pdf. 24 March 2012.