Chorizema ulotropis
| Chorizema ulotropis | |
|---|---|
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| In the Fitzgerald River National Park | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Chorizema |
| Species: | C. ulotropis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chorizema ulotropis | |
Chorizema ulotropis is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is a sprawling, open, more or less prostrate shrub that typically grows to a height of 45 cm (18 in) high. It has orange-yellow flowers from July to September.[2]
It was first formally described in 1992 by Joan Taylor and Michael Crisp in the journal Australian Systematic Botany, from specimens collected near Jerramungup.[3]
Chorizema ulotropis grows in sand with gravel or laterite on granite outcrops and flats in the Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest and Mallee bioregions of south-western Western Australia.[2] The specific epithet (ulotropis) means "a curled keel", referring to the woolly tips on the keeled petals.[4]
Conservation status
Chorizema ulotropis is classified as "Priority Four" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[2] meaning that it is rare or near threatened.[5]
References
- ^ "Chorizema retrorsum". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ a b c "Chorizema ulotropis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Chorizema ulotropis". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 331. ISBN 9780958034180.
- ^ "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 12 November 2023.