Brachyloma geissoloma
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| Brachyloma geissoloma | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Brachyloma |
| Species: | B. geissoloma |
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| Brachyloma geissoloma | |
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Brachyloma geissoloma is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is an erect, bushy shrub with oblong or lance-shaped leaves with the narrower end toward the base, and red, pink or white, tube-shaped flowers.
Brachyloma geissoloma is an erect, bushy shrub that usually grows to 0.15–1.2 m (5.9 in – 3 ft 11.2 in) high. Its leaves are oblong or lance-shaped with the narrower end toward the base, 6.5–8.5 mm (0.26–0.33 in) long on short petiolate. Both surfaces of the leaves are smooth and shiny, and there is a small, fine point on the tip. The flowers are arranged on a peduncle less than 2 mm (0.079 in) long with minute bracts and small bracteoles at the base. The sepals are about 1.6 mm (0.063 in) long, and the petals are red, pink or white and joined to form a tube, the lobes as long as the tube. Flowering occurs between April and September.[2][3]