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| {{Short description|Species of flowering plant}} | |||
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| |name = Swamp baeckea | |||
| |image = Weeping Baeckea flowers (11878114085).jpg | |image = Weeping Baeckea flowers (11878114085).jpg | ||
| |image_caption = | |image_caption = ''Baeckea linifolia'' in ] | ||
| |genus = Baeckea | |genus = Baeckea | ||
| |species = linifolia | |species = linifolia | ||
| |authority = ]<ref name= |
|authority = ]<ref name="APC" /> | ||
| |synonyms = ''Baeckea linifolia'' |
|synonyms = ''Baeckea linifolia'' <small>Rudge</small> f. ''linifolia''<br /> | ||
| ''Baeckea linifolia'' |
''Baeckea linifolia'' <small>Rudge</small> var. ''linifolia''<br /> | ||
| ''Baeckea trichophylla ] ex ]<br> | ''Baeckea trichophylla'' <small>] ex ]</small><br /> | ||
| ''Baeckea linifolia'' var. ''brevifolia'' ] ex ]<br> | ''Baeckea linifolia'' var. ''brevifolia'' <small>] ex ]</small><br /> | ||
| ''Baeckea linifolia'' f. ''trichophylla'' ( |
''Baeckea linifolia'' f. ''trichophylla'' <small>(Sieber ex ]) ]</small><br /> | ||
| ''Baeckea linifolia'' var. ''brevifolia'' ] |
''Baeckea linifolia'' var. ''brevifolia'' <small>] ]</small> | ||
| |synonyms_ref=<ref name= |
|synonyms_ref= <ref name="APC" /> | ||
| }} | }} | ||
| '''''Baeckea linifolia''''' |
'''''Baeckea linifolia''''', commonly known as '''swamp baeckea''',<ref name=fairley/> '''weeping baeckea'''<ref name=nsw/> or '''flax-leaf heath myrtle''',<ref name="ANBG">{{cite web |title=''Baeckea linifolia'' |url=https://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/gnp3/baeckea-linifolia.html |publisher=Australian National Botanic Gardens |access-date=2 February 2022}}</ref> is a species of flowering plant in the family ] and is ] to eastern Australia. It is an erect shrub with linear leaves and small white flowers with eight to fifteen ]s. | ||
| ==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| ''Baeckea linifolia'' is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of {{cvt|1–3|m}} and has branches with drooping tips. The leaves are linear to more or less cylindrical, {{cvt|5–15|mm}} long and taper at both ends. The flowers are up to {{cvt|5|mm}} wide and arranged singly in leaf axils, each flower on a ] {{cvt|1.5–2.0|mm}} long with two linear ] at the base, but that fall off as the flower opens. The ] lobes are triangular and the petals are egg-shaped, white and {{cvt|1.5–2.5|mm}} long. There are eight to fifteen stamens with curved ], none of which is opposite the petals. The flat-topped ] has two cells. Flowering occurs in most months, especially in spring and summer, and the fruit is a cup-like ] about {{cvt|2|mm}} in diameter, containing angular seeds.<ref name="fairley" /><ref name="nsw" /><ref name="ANBG" /><ref name="vic" /><ref name="Les" /> | |||
| ''Baeckea linifolia'' | |||
| is an erect shrub with branches having drooping tips. The leaves are linear and widely spaced, linear (more or less terete) and growing close to the stem. They are 5 to 15 mm long, acute at the end and having a tapering base. The solitary, axillary, flowers are white and up to 5 mm across on pedicels (stems) which are 1.5–2 mm long. The calyx lobes are triangular. The petals are ovate and 1.5 to 2.5 mm long. There are 8 to 15 stamens, none of which is opposite the petals on curved filaments. The flat-topped ovary has two cells. The fruit is cup-like and the seeds are angular. | |||
| ==Taxonomy and naming== | |||
| In Victoria it flowers mainly from December to March. (In the Sydney region, Fairley and Moore have it flowering mainly in January and February.)<ref name=fairley/> | |||
| ⚫ | ''Baeckea linifolia'' was first formally described in 1807 by ] in '']'' from a specimen collected "near ]".<ref name="apni" /><ref name="Rudge" /> The ] (''linifolia'') is derived from the ] words ''linum'' ("flax") and ''folium'' ("leaf"),<ref name="RWB" /> giving a compound Latin adjective which describes the plant as having leaves like those of ].<ref name="Backer" /> | ||
| ==Distribution and habitat== | |||
| In Victoria it is found in low swampy heaths from ] eastward and northward.<ref name=vic/> | |||
| Swamp baeckea grows in heath in damp places, often near waterfalls and gullies and is found along the coast and adjacent ranges from south-east Queensland through New South Wales to the ] in north-eastern Victoria where it is rare.<ref name=nsw/><ref name=vic/> | |||
| Victorian plants typically have smaller, more rigid leaves in comparison with plants found in New South Wales and Queensland, and were previously included in ''Baeckea linifolia'' var. ''brevifolia'' ] ex ]<ref name=vic/> | Victorian plants typically have smaller, more rigid leaves in comparison with plants found in New South Wales and Queensland, and were previously included in ''Baeckea linifolia'' var. ''brevifolia'' ] ex ]<ref name=vic/> | ||
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==Use in horticulture== | ||
| This baeckea is reasonably well known in gardens and is a hardy plant in well-drained soil in a sunny or part-shaped situation. Once established it is moderately frost- and drought-tolerant.<ref name="nsw" /><ref name="ANBG" /> | |||
| ⚫ | ''Baeckea linifolia'' was first formally described in 1807 by ] |
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| ==References== | ==References== | ||
| {{Reflist|refs= | {{Reflist|refs= | ||
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<ref name=APC>{{cite web|title=''Baeckea linifolia''|url= https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/104610|publisher=Australian Plant Census|access-date= 2 February 2022}}</ref> | ||
| <ref name=fairley>Fairley, A. & Moore, P. (2010) ''Field Guide to the Native Plants of the Sydney Region'', {{ISBN|9781741755718}} page 276. Allen and Unwin.</ref> | |||
| <ref name=rudge>Rudge, E. (1807) Description of Seven New Plants from New Holland. Retrieved 21 January 2019.</ref> | |||
| <ref name=ANBG>{{cite web |title=''Baeckea linifolia'' |url=https://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/gnp3/baeckea-linifolia.html |publisher=Australian National Botanic Gardens |access-date=2 February 2022}}</ref> | |||
| <ref name=apni>{{APNI2|id=104610|name=''Baeckea linifolia''|access-date=21 January 2019}}</ref> | |||
| <ref name="Rudge">{{cite journal |last1=Rudge |first1=Edward |title=Seven new species of plants from New Holland |journal=Transactions of the Linnean Society of London |date=1807 |volume=8 |page=297 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/13718#page/317/mode/1up |access-date=25 January 2019}}</ref> | |||
| <ref name=nsw>Wilson, P.G. (1997) National Herbarium of New South Wales, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, Australia.] Retrieved 21 January 2019.</ref> | <ref name=nsw>Wilson, P.G. (1997) National Herbarium of New South Wales, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, Australia.] Retrieved 21 January 2019.</ref> | ||
| <ref name=vic> Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Foundation Victoria. Retrieved 21 January 2019.</ref> | <ref name=vic> Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Foundation Victoria. Retrieved 21 January 2019.</ref> | ||
| <ref name="RWB">{{cite book|last1=Brown|first1=Roland Wilbur|title=The Composition of Scientific Words|date=1956|publisher=Smithsonian Institution Press|location=Washington, D.C.|page=485,340}}</ref> | <ref name="RWB">{{cite book|last1=Brown|first1=Roland Wilbur|title=The Composition of Scientific Words|date=1956|publisher=Smithsonian Institution Press|location=Washington, D.C.|page=485,340}}</ref> | ||
| <ref name="Backer">Backer, C.A. (1936). </ref> | |||
| }} | |||
| <ref name="Les">{{cite book |last1=Robinson |first1=Les |title=Field guide to the native plants of Sydney |date=1991 |publisher=Kangaroo Press |location=Kenthurst, NSW |isbn=0864171927 |page=25}}</ref>}} | |||
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| == External links == | == External links == | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:52, 9 January 2024
Species of flowering plant
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| Baeckea linifolia in Limeburners Creek National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Baeckea |
| Species: | B. linifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Baeckea linifolia Rudge | |
| Synonyms | |
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Baeckea linifolia Rudge f. linifolia | |
Baeckea linifolia, commonly known as swamp baeckea, weeping baeckea or flax-leaf heath myrtle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is an erect shrub with linear leaves and small white flowers with eight to fifteen stamens.
Description
Baeckea linifolia is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of 1–3 m (3 ft 3 in – 9 ft 10 in) and has branches with drooping tips. The leaves are linear to more or less cylindrical, 5–15 mm (0.20–0.59 in) long and taper at both ends. The flowers are up to 5 mm (0.20 in) wide and arranged singly in leaf axils, each flower on a pedicel 1.5–2.0 mm (0.059–0.079 in) long with two linear bracteoles at the base, but that fall off as the flower opens. The sepal lobes are triangular and the petals are egg-shaped, white and 1.5–2.5 mm (0.059–0.098 in) long. There are eight to fifteen stamens with curved filaments, none of which is opposite the petals. The flat-topped ovary has two cells. Flowering occurs in most months, especially in spring and summer, and the fruit is a cup-like capsule about 2 mm (0.079 in) in diameter, containing angular seeds.
Taxonomy and naming
Baeckea linifolia was first formally described in 1807 by Edward Rudge in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London from a specimen collected "near Port Jackson". The specific epithet (linifolia) is derived from the Latin words linum ("flax") and folium ("leaf"), giving a compound Latin adjective which describes the plant as having leaves like those of flax.
Distribution and habitat
Swamp baeckea grows in heath in damp places, often near waterfalls and gullies and is found along the coast and adjacent ranges from south-east Queensland through New South Wales to the Cann River in north-eastern Victoria where it is rare.
Victorian plants typically have smaller, more rigid leaves in comparison with plants found in New South Wales and Queensland, and were previously included in Baeckea linifolia var. brevifolia F.Muell. ex Benth.
Use in horticulture
This baeckea is reasonably well known in gardens and is a hardy plant in well-drained soil in a sunny or part-shaped situation. Once established it is moderately frost- and drought-tolerant.
References
- ^ "Baeckea linifolia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ Fairley, A. & Moore, P. (2010) Field Guide to the Native Plants of the Sydney Region, ISBN 9781741755718 page 276. Allen and Unwin.
- ^ Wilson, P.G. (1997) PlantNET: Baeckea linifolia. National Herbarium of New South Wales, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, Australia.] Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Baeckea linifolia". Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ VicFlora: Baeckea linifolia. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Foundation Victoria. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- Robinson, Les (1991). Field guide to the native plants of Sydney. Kenthurst, NSW: Kangaroo Press. p. 25. ISBN 0864171927.
- "Baeckea linifolia". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- Rudge, Edward (1807). "Seven new species of plants from New Holland". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 8: 297. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 485,340.
- Backer, C.A. (1936). Verklarend woordenboek der wetenschappelijke namen van de in Nederland en Nederlandsch-Indië in het wild groeiende en in tuinen en parken gekweekte varens en hoogere planten (Edition Nicoline van der Sijs).
External links
- Baeckea linifolia Occurrence data from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
Media related to Baeckea linifolia at Wikimedia Commons
