Lambertia multiflora
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Lambertia multiflora, commonly known as Many-flowered Honeysuckle, is a multi-stemmed shrub which is endemic
to the south-west of Western Australia
. It grows to between 0.5 and 2.5 metres high and flowers from winter to summer.
There are two varieties:
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...
to the south-west of 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...
. It grows to between 0.5 and 2.5 metres high and flowers from winter to summer.
There are two varieties:
- Lambertia multiflora var. darlingensis Hnatiuk - with yellow flowers
- Lambertia multiflora var. mutiflora - with orange-red flowers