Microcybe multiflora explained
Microcybe multiflora is a small shrub in the family Rutaceae. The species is endemic to Australia. It usually grows to between 0.2 and 1 metre high and produces cream to yellow flowers.
The species was first formally described by the botanist Nicolai Stepanovitch Turczaninow in Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou in 1852.[1]
Two subspecies are recognised:
- M.multiflora subsp. baccharoides (F.Muell.) Paul G. Wilson — Scale-leaf Microcybe
- M. multiflora Turcz. subsp. multiflora — Red Microcybe
The species occurs in southern Western Australia, southern South Australia, and western Victoria.[2]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Microcybe multiflora . 21 September 2011 . Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra.
- Web site: Microcybe multiflora. 21 September 2011 . Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet . State Herbarium of South Australia .
