Deep Creek correa facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Deep Creek correa |
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Correa
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eburnea
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The Correa eburnea, often called the Deep Creek correa, is a special kind of shrub. It grows only in the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia. This plant has papery, oval-shaped leaves. It also has up to five green flowers that hang downwards. These flowers grow where the leaves meet the stem.
What it Looks Like
The Deep Creek correa is a shrub that usually grows to be about 1 to 4 meters (around 3 to 13 feet) tall. Its small branches are covered with reddish-brown hairs. The leaves feel like paper and are shaped like an egg or an oval. They are usually between 30 and 50 millimeters (about 1 to 2 inches) long. Each leaf sits on a short stem called a petiole. The underside of the leaves has tiny white hairs.
The flowers grow alone or in groups of up to five. They hang down from a small stalk about 2 millimeters long. At the base of each flower, there are two round or heart-shaped leaves called bracts, which are 10 to 25 millimeters long. The part of the flower that looks like a cup, called the calyx, is 4 to 7 millimeters long. It has four small triangular points, each about 1.5 millimeters long. The main part of the flower, called the corolla, is green and covered with green hairs. It measures 18 to 25 millimeters long. The long, thin parts of the flower, called stamens, stick out from the end of the corolla.
How it Got its Name
The Deep Creek correa was first officially described in 1998. A scientist named Paul G. Wilson gave it its formal name. He wrote about it in a science magazine called Nuytsia. The plant material he used to describe it was collected in 1991. It was found by Robert John Bates in the Deep Creek Conservation Park on the Fleurieu Peninsula.
Where it Lives
You can find the Deep Creek correa near Encounter Bay in South Australia. It likes to grow on the banks of wet creeks. It also grows on the tops of cliffs near where big creeks meet the ocean on the southern Fleurieu Peninsula. Most of these plants live inside the Deep Creek Conservation Park.
Why it Needs Protection
This special correa plant is listed as "endangered." This means it is at a high risk of disappearing forever. Both the Australian Government and the South Australian Government protect it under their laws. The biggest dangers to the Deep Creek correa are when its natural areas are cleared away. Also, cattle eating the plants can harm them.
See also
In Spanish: Correa eburnea para niños
