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'''''Hovea acanthoclada''''', commonly known as '''thorny hovea''',<ref name="FLORABASE">{{cite web |last1=Hollister |first1=C. |last2=Thiele |first2=K.R |title=''Hovea acanthoclada'' |url=https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/3963 |website=FloraBase-the Western Australian Flora |publisher=Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions |access-date=22 June 2021}}</ref> is a flowering plant in the family [[Fabaceae]]. It is an upright, prickly shrub with small dark green leaves and purple-blue pea flowers in winter and spring. It is [[endemic]] to the south-west of Western Australia. |
'''''Hovea acanthoclada''''', commonly known as '''thorny hovea''',<ref name="FLORABASE">{{cite web |last1=Hollister |first1=C. |last2=Thiele |first2=K.R |title=''Hovea acanthoclada'' |url=https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/3963 |website=FloraBase-the Western Australian Flora |publisher=Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions |access-date=22 June 2021}}</ref> is a flowering plant in the family [[Fabaceae]]. It is an upright, prickly shrub with small dark green leaves and purple-blue pea flowers in winter and spring. It is [[endemic]] to the south-west of Western Australia. |
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''Hovea acanthoclada'' is an upright or prostrate scrambling, stiff shrub to {{cvt|1.5|m}} high, and needle-shaped, hairy stems, mostly spiny. The leaves are oblong, whorled, flat, hairy, {{cvt|2-5.5|mm}} long and {{cvt|2-2.6|mm}} wide, margins toothed or lobed, [[pedicel (botany)|pedicel]] {{cvt|2-2.6|mm}} long and hairy. The [[bract#bracteole|bracteoles]] {{cvt|0.7-1.2|mm}} long and hairy, [[calyx (botany)|calyx]] {{cvt|4-5.6|mm}} long with simple hairs. The [[Papilionaceous flower#Corolla|corolla]] colours vary, mostly blue or violet with occasional markings, [[Papilionaceous flower#Corolla|standard petal]] {{cvt|8-9.5|mm}} long and smooth, [[Papilionaceous flower#Corolla|wings]] {{cvt|7.5-8|mm}} long, [[Papilionaceous flower#Corolla|keel]] {{cvt|5.5-7|mm}} long. Flowering occurs from July to October and the fruit is a dry, smooth pod, {{cvt|6-7|mm}} long and {{cvt|9-10|mm}} wide.<ref name="FLORABASE"/><ref name="ASG">{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Rica |last2=George |first2=Alex |last3=Marchant |first3=N.G |last4=Morcombe |first4=M.K |title=Flowers & Plants of Western Australia |date=1986 |publisher=Reed Books |location=Frenchs Forest |isbn=0730101703 |page=95 |edition=4th}}</ref> |
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Hovea acanthoclada, commonly known as thorny hovea,[2] is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is an upright, prickly shrub with small dark green leaves and purple-blue pea flowers in winter and spring. It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.
Description
Hovea acanthoclada is an upright or prostrate scrambling, stiff shrub to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) high, and needle-shaped, hairy stems, mostly spiny. The leaves are oblong, whorled, flat, hairy, 2–5.5 mm (0.079–0.217 in) long and 2–2.6 mm (0.079–0.102 in) wide, margins toothed or lobed, pedicel 2–2.6 mm (0.079–0.102 in) long and hairy. The bracteoles 0.7–1.2 mm (0.028–0.047 in) long and hairy, calyx 4–5.6 mm (0.16–0.22 in) long with simple hairs. The corolla colours vary, mostly blue or violet with occasional markings, standard petal 8–9.5 mm (0.31–0.37 in) long and smooth, wings 7.5–8 mm (0.30–0.31 in) long, keel 5.5–7 mm (0.22–0.28 in) long. Flowering occurs from July to October and the fruit is a dry, smooth pod, 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in) long and 9–10 mm (0.35–0.39 in) wide.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Hovea acanthoclada". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ a b Hollister, C.; Thiele, K.R. "Hovea acanthoclada". FloraBase-the Western Australian Flora. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ Erickson, Rica; George, Alex; Marchant, N.G; Morcombe, M.K (1986). Flowers & Plants of Western Australia (4th ed.). Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. p. 95. ISBN 0730101703.
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