Baeckea exserta

Priority Three — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Baeckea
Species:
B. exserta
Binomial name
Baeckea exserta

Baeckea exserta is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.4–1 m (1 ft 4 in – 3 ft 3 in) and blooms between August and November producing pink and white flowers.[2]

The species was first formally described in 1920 by Spencer Le Marchant Moore in the Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany from specimens collected by Frederick Stoward near Bruce Rock.[3][4] The specific epithet (exserta) means "protruding", referring to the stamens.[5]

This baeckea grows in sandy clay in the Avon Wheatbelt bioregion in the south-west of Western Australia. It is listed as "Priority Three" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[2] meaning that it is poorly known and known from only a few locations but is not under imminent threat.[6]

References

  1. "Baeckea exserta". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Baeckea exserta". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. "Baeckea exserta". APNI. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  4. Moore, Spencer (1920). "A contribution to the Flora of Australia". Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany. 45: 177. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  5. Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 195. ISBN 9780958034180.
  6. "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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