Correa lawrenceana var. rosea facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Correa lawrenceana var. rosea |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Correa |
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C. l. var. rosea
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| Correa lawrenceana var. rosea Paul G.Wilson
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Correa lawrenceana var. rosea is a special type of plant called a Mountain correa. It's a shrub that only grows in one place: the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. This plant has long, thin leaves and pretty, tube-shaped flowers. The flowers are usually pink or dull red, with green tips. They are also covered in tiny, star-shaped hairs.
What it Looks Like
Correa lawrenceana var. rosea is a shrub that can grow up to 3 m (9.8 ft) (about 10 feet) tall. Its leaves grow in pairs, one across from the other. They are narrow and shaped like an oval, up to 60 mm (2.4 in) long and 5–13 mm (0.20–0.51 in) wide. The underside of the leaves feels woolly because it's covered in soft hairs.
The flowers usually grow one by one. They appear where a leaf meets the stem, on a stalk that hangs downwards. This stalk is about 8–22 mm (0.31–0.87 in) long.
Flower Parts
The flower has a small, cup-shaped part at its base called the calyx. It's about 3–5 mm (0.12–0.20 in) long and covered in woolly, rust-colored hairs. The edge of the calyx is wavy.
The main part of the flower is the corolla. It's shaped like a narrow tube, about 12–20 mm (0.47–0.79 in) long. The corolla is pink or dull red, with green tips. It's covered in small, star-shaped hairs that are packed closely together.
How it Got its Name
This type of correa was first officially described in 1961. A scientist named Paul G. Wilson wrote about it in a science journal called Nuytsia. He studied plant samples that another scientist, Joyce Winifred Vickery, had collected in 1958 near the Geehi River.
Where it Grows
This special correa plant is endemic to the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales. This means it naturally grows only in this area and nowhere else in the world. You can find it growing in the forests there.
