Biology:Beyeria opaca
| Smooth wallaby-bush | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Beyeria |
| Species: | B. opaca
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| Binomial name | |
| Beyeria opaca | |
Beyeria opaca, commonly known as smooth wallaby-bush,[2] is a flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is a perennial shrub with sticky leaves, yellowish sepals and grows in Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales and Western Australia.
Description
Beyeria opaca is an upright perennial shrub to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) high. Leaves initially yellowish green turning dark grey as they age. The leaves and branches sticky, leaves 1–15 mm (0.039–0.591 in) long, 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) wide, oblong to wedge-shaped, shiny green on upper surface, pale underneath, hairless, tapering at the base, margins flat or curved. Male flowers in a small cluster of 1-3, sepals yellow to brown, 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) long, female flowers solitary, sepals greenish, shorter on a peduncle 1–4 mm (0.039–0.157 in) long. Flowering occurs mainly in spring and the fruit is an ovoid, flattened capsule, usually 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) long.[2][3][4][5]
Taxonomy
Beyeria opaca was first formally described in 1854 by Ferdinand von Mueller and the description was published in Transactions of the Philosophical Society of Victoria.[6][7]
Distribution and habitat
Smooth wallaby-bush grows on sand dunes, sand plains and red sandy clay in South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia.[8]
References
- ↑ "Beyeria opaca". Australian Plant Census. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/115848.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kutsche, Frank; Lay, Brendan; Croft, Tim; Kellermann, Jurgen (2013). Plants of Outback South Australia. Adelaide: State Herbarium of South Australia. p. 178. ISBN 9781922027603.
- ↑ James, T.A.; Harden, G.J.. "Beyeria opaca". Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Beyeria~opaca.
- ↑ "Beyeria opaca". Florabase—the Western Australian flora. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/19940.
- ↑ "Beyeria opaca". South Australia Botanic Gardens & State Herbarium. https://flora.sa.gov.au/taxon/26542-beyeria-opaca.
- ↑ von Mueller, Ferdinand (1854). "Beyeria opaca". Transactions of the Philosophical Society of Victoria 1: 16. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/175165#page/36/mode/1up. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "Beyeria opaca". Australian Plant Name Index. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/instance/apni/550603.
- ↑ "Beyeria opaca". Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:339900-1.
Wikidata ☰ Q15385757 entry
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