Spyridium glaucum
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| Spyridium glaucum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Genus: | Spyridium |
| Species: | S. glaucum |
| Binomial name | |
| Spyridium glaucum | |
Spyridium glaucum is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to a restricted area of south-western Western Australia. It is an erect or spreading shrub with egg-shaped leaves, and clusters of 3 to 6 rusty-hairy flowers.
Spyridium glaucum is an erect or spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.5–1 m (1 ft 8 in – 3 ft 3 in), its young stems densely hairy, the hairs pressed against the surface. Its leaves are usually egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, sometimes oblong to elliptic, 12–16 mm (0.47–0.63 in) long and 5–9 mm (0.20–0.35 in) wide on a petiole 2–4 mm (0.079–0.157 in) long, and with the edges turned down or rolled under. The flowers are borne in heads of 3 to 6, the heads 3–6 mm (0.12–0.24 in) wide and densely covered with rust-coloured hairs. The floral tube is 0.8–1 mm (0.031–0.039 in) long and the sepals 0.7–1.2 mm (0.028–0.047 in) long. Flowering occurs from September to November.[2][3]