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Correa decumbens (Correa decumbens)

Description

Correa decumbens, the spreading correa, is a shrub which is endemic to South Australia. The flowers appear between November and February as well as April to August in the species native range. These are pink-red with yellow-green tips. The species was first formally described in 1855 by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller The type was observed growing "on the cataracts towards Mount Lofty, and on the banks of the Onkaparinga in South Australia".

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Sapindales

            • Family: Rutaceae

              • Genus: Correa