Cryptandra spyridioides is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a shrub that typically grows to a height of 10–80 cm (3.9–31.5 in) and has green and creamy-white to pink flowers from May to August.[2] It was first formally described in 1862 by Ferdinand von Mueller in his Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae.[3][4] The specific epithet (spyridioides) means "sweeper", hence "Spyridium-like".[5]
| Cryptandra spyridioides | |
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| Near Northampton | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Genus: | Cryptandra |
| Species: | C. spyridioides
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptandra spyridioides | |
This cryptandra grows in sandy and gravelly soils in the Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest and Mallee bioregions of south-western Western Australia.[2] It is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Cryptandra spyridioides". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "Cryptandra spyridioides". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Cryptandra spyridioides". APNI. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ von Mueller, Ferdinand (1862). Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. p. 68. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 312. ISBN 9780958034180.