Astroloma
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Astroloma is an endemic Australia
n genus
of around 20 species of flowering plant
s in the family Ericaceae
.
The majority of the species are endemic
in Western Australia
, but a few species occur in New South Wales
, Victoria
, Tasmania
and South Australia
.
Species include:
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of around 20 species of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the family Ericaceae
Ericaceae
The Ericaceae, commonly known as the heath or heather family, is a group of mostly calcifuge flowering plants. The family is large, with roughly 4000 species spread across 126 genera, making it the 14th most speciose family of flowering plants...
.
The majority of the species are endemic
Endemic (ecology)
Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, all species of lemur are endemic to the...
in Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, but a few species occur in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
and South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
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Species include:
- Astroloma baxteri A.Cunn. ex DC.
- Astroloma cataphractum A.J.G.Wilson MS
- Astroloma ciliatum (Lindl.) Druce
- Astroloma compactum R.Br.
- Astroloma conostephioidesAstroloma conostephioidesAstroloma conostephioides, commonly known as Flame Heath, is small shrub species in the family Ericaceae. It is endemic to south-eastern Australia. Plants grow to 1 metre in height and have prickly blue-green leaves. The red, tubular flowers, which appear between March and November in the species...
(Sond.) F.Muell. ex Benth. - Flame Heath - Astroloma drummondii Sond.
- Astroloma epacridis (DC.) Druce
- Astroloma foliosumAstroloma foliosumAstroloma 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....
Sond. - Candle Cranberry - Astroloma glaucescens Sond.
- Astroloma humifusumAstroloma humifusumAstroloma humifusum, commonly known as the native cranberry or Cranberry Heath, is a small prostrate shrub or groundcover in the heath family Ericaceae endemic to eastern Australia....
(Cav.) R.Br. - Cranberry Heath - Astroloma macrocalyx Sond.
- Astroloma microcalyx Sond.
- Astroloma microdonta Benth.
- Astroloma microphyllum Stschegl.
- Astroloma pallidum R.Br.
- Astroloma pedicellatum A.J.G.Wilson MS
- Astroloma pinifoliumAstroloma pinifoliumAstroloma pinifolium, commonly known as Pine Heath, is small prostrate shrub or groundcover in the family Ericaceae endemic to eastern Australia.-Taxonomy:...
(R.Br.) Benth. - Pine Heath - Astroloma recurvum A.J.G.Wilson MS
- Astroloma serratifolium (DC.) Druce
- Astroloma stomarrhena Sond.
- Astroloma tectum R.Br.
- Astroloma xerophyllum (DC.) Sond.