Overview
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Astroloma is an endemic Australian genus of around 20 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae.
The majority of the species are endemic in Western Australia, but a few species occur in New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia.
Species include:
- A.Cunn. ex DC.
- Astroloma cataphractum A.J.G.Wilson MS
- Astroloma ciliatum (Lindl.) Druce
- Astroloma compactum R.Br.
- Astroloma conostephioides (Sond.) F.Muell. ex Benth. - Flame Heath
- Astroloma drummondii Sond.
- Astroloma epacridis (DC.) Druce
- Astroloma foliosum Sond. - Candle Cranberry
- Astroloma glaucescens Sond.
- Astroloma humifusum (Cav.) R.Br. - Cranberry Heath
- Astroloma macrocalyx Sond.
- Astroloma microcalyx Sond.
- Astroloma microdonta Benth.
- Astroloma microphyllum Stschegl.
- Astroloma pallidum R.Br.
- Astroloma pedicellatum A.J.G.Wilson MS
- Astroloma pinifolium (R.Br.) Benth. - Pine Heath
- Astroloma recurvum A.J.G.Wilson MS
- Astroloma serratifolium (DC.) Druce
- Astroloma stomarrhena Sond.
- Astroloma tectum R.Br.
- Astroloma xerophyllum (DC.) Sond.
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- "Astroloma R. Br.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=55129.
- Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP): Astroloma pinifolium
Taxonomy
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The Genus Astroloma is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 32 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in the Genus Astroloma: A. baxteri · A. candolleanum · A. ciliatum · A. compactum · A. conostephioides (Flame Heath) · A. cuneifolium · A. denticulatum · A. discolor · A. divaricatum · A. drummondii · A. epacridis · A. foliosum · A. glaucescens · A. hirsutum · A. humifusum · A. lasionemum · A. longiflorum · A. macrocalyx · A. marginatum · A. microcalyx · A. microdonta · A. microphyllum · A. pallidum · A. pinifolium (Pine Heath) · A. prostratum · A. recurvum · A. recurvum wilson · A. serratifolium · A. splendens · A. stomarrhena · A. tectum · A. xerophyllum
References
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- "Astroloma R. Br.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=55129.
- Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP): Astroloma pinifolium
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