Calycopeplus paucifolius is an erect shrub species in the family Euphorbiaceae.[4] It is found in South Australia & Western Australia.[3]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Genus: | Calycopeplus |
Species: | C. paucifolius |
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Calycopeplus paucifolius | |
Synonyms[3] | |
Ephedra arborea F.Muell. |
Calycopeplus paucifolius is a broom-like shrub, growing from 60 cm to 5 m high. Its flowers are green-white, and seen from September to December on hillslopes and granite outcrops, growing on stony loams, sands and sandy clays.[4]
The species was first described as Euphorbia paucifolia in 1845 by Johann Friedrich Klotzsch,[1][5] but was transferred to the genus, Calycopeplus, by Henri Ernest Baillon in 1866.[2]
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Taxon identifiers | |
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Calycopeplus paucifolius |
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Euphorbia paucifolia |
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