Cryptandra scoparia is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is a shrub that typically grows to a height of 20–90 cm (7.9–35.4 in) and has white to cream-coloured flowers from May to June or August.[2] It was first formally described in 1848 by Siegfried Reissek in Plantae Preissianae.[3][4] The specific epithet (scoparia) means "sweeper", hence "broom-like".[5]
| Cryptandra scoparia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Genus: | Cryptandra |
| Species: | C. scoparia
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| Cryptandra scoparia | |
This cryptandra grows in sandy soil over laterite in the Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest and Swan Coastal Plain bioregions of south-western Western Australia.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Cryptandra scoparia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Cryptandra scoparia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Cryptandra scoparia". APNI. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ Reissek, Siegfried; Lehmann, Johann G.C. (1848). Plantae Preissianae. Vol. 2. Hamburg: Sumptibus Meissneri. p. 285. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 303. ISBN 9780958034180.