Biology:Orites lancifolius
| Orites lancifolius | |
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| Orites lancifolius in Baw Baw National Park. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Orites |
| Species: | O. lancifolius
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| Binomial name | |
| Orites lancifolius F.Muell.[1]
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Orites lancifolius, commonly known as alpine orites, is a shrub in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to south-eastern Australia .[2][3] The species has a spreading habit and may be a prostrate or up to 2 metres high.[2] The leaves are 1 to 3 cm long, and 5 to 12 mm wide.[2] White to pale yellow flowers appear between December and January (early to mid summer) in its native range.[2] The species was first formally described in 1855 by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller from plant material that he collected "on the rocky summits of the Australian Alps (5-6000 feet high)".[1]
Orites lancifolius occurs in alpine and subalpine areas of New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria in heath and tussock grassland amongst granite rocks.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Orites lancifolius". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=266760.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Orites lancifolia". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=45100.
- ↑ "Orites lancifolius". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Orites~lancifolius.
Wikidata ☰ Q7102876 entry
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