Biology:Astroloma foliosum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Astroloma foliosum
Astroloma foliosum - UC Santa Cruz Arboretum - DSC07490.JPG
Styphelia foliosa.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Astroloma
Species:
A. foliosum
Binomial name
Astroloma foliosum
Sond.[1]

Astroloma foliosum, commonly known as candle cranberry, is a small shrub species in the family Ericaceae. It is endemic to the Perth region in Western Australia.[2]

The species was formally described in 1845 by German botanist Otto Wilhelm Sonder based on plant material collected at Maddington.[1][3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4811589 entry