Small-leaf Microcybe
Seed Emerging
Small-leaf Microcybe
No more Seed
| Small-leaf Microcybe Seed Emerging | | Small-leaf Microcybe No more Seed | | ||
 | Class: | Plants (Plantae) - Land Plants (Charophyta) - Land Plants (Equisetopsida) | |||
| Order: | Soapberries (Sapindales) | ||||
| Family: | Citrus (Rutaceae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
| Species: | Small-leaf Microcybe (Microcybe multiflora ssp multiflora) | ||||
| This Photo: | Seeded with Green Pods | ||||
| Other name: | Red Microcybe | ||||
Thank you Dr Marco Duretto for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere A small, woody, round, dark green bush. The cream & white compound flowers, at the end of stems, make the bush look very attractive in spring. Then in summer it takes on classy rustic red tones. The "red" must surely refer to the seed heads when it's finished flowering. The leaves are small, giving the stems a conifer look about them. The seed pods are so small they are barely visible with the naked eye. These have recently been moved to Phebalium multiflorum ssp multiflorum, but this will take some time before it shows up on Atlas. It's already moved on iNaturalist. It doesn't seem there's any Microcybes left in Australia. Exploration of Ellura has uncovered some amazing surprises. The unique & diverse way our natives survive & propagate is enthralling. Take for example the tiny seeds here. Each one delicately wrapped and grown in it's own clam shell pod; then ejected into the world hoping for a suitable place to germinate. | |||||
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