Correa glabra var. turnbullii, the narrow-bell correa, is a variety of Correa glabra, a shrub native to Australia. It grows to 1 to 2 metre high and wide, with branchlets sparsely covered with rust-brown hairs. Its leaves are up to 4.5 cm long and 1.2 cm wide and are dark green on the upper surface, while the lower surface is covered with hairs and pale grey.[2] The pendent, tubular flowers are pink or red with green tips, appearing between April and August in their native range.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Correa |
| Species: | |
| Variety: | C. g. var. turnbullii
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| Correa glabra var. turnbullii | |
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The subspecies occurs from Mount Lofty to the mallee scrub and the southern Flinders Ranges and the extreme north-west of Victoria.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Correa glabra var. turnbullii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b Wilson, Paul G. (1961). "A taxonomic revision of the genus Correa" (PDF). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 85: 40–42. Retrieved 31 December 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Correa schlechtendalii ". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
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