Beaufortia sparsa
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Beaufortia sparsa, commonly known as the Swamp Bottlebrush or the Gravel Bottlebrush, is a species of shrub that grows in the south west and great southern regions of Western Australia.
B. sparsa is an evergreen shrub that grows from between 1 metre (3 ft) to 3 metres (10 ft) tall[1] and a width of 1 metre (3 ft) to 2.5 metres (8 ft).[2] The leaves of the plant are bright green and oval shaped with a length of approximately 10 millimetres (0 in). [3]
The flowers of B. sparsa are a bright orange to red in colour and the shape of a bottlebrush flower cluster or inflorescence that tend to occur toward the end of the branch.[4] Flowers are produced from January to April and September to November. The plant grows naturally in damp areas and is not drought tolerant. [5]
[edit] References
- ^ Florabase -Beaufortia sparsa (1995). Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
- ^ Karwarra - Flowering Calendar - March (2007). Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
- ^ Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants-Beaufortia sparsa (2007). Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
- ^ Top Tropicals Plant Catalogue (2008). Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
- ^ GEOGRAPHE COMMUNITY LANDCARE NURSERY (2005). Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
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