Macarthuria australis is an erect or spreading, wiry shrub, in the family Macarthuriaceae endemic to Western Australia.[3] It grows from 0.15-0.75 m high and has white/white-cream flowers, and may be seen in flower from May to February although mainly from August to September. It grows on sand and laterite, on coastal sandplains, sandhills, and roadsides.[3]

Ecology

The seeds are dispersed by ants.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Macarthuria australis". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ^ Endlicher, S.L. in Endlicher, S.F.L., Fenzl, E., Bentham, G. & Schott, H.W. (1837) Enumeratio plantarum quas in Novae Hollandiae ora austro-occidentali ad fluvium Cygnorum et in Sinu Regis Georgii collegit Carolus liber baro de Hügel: 11
  3. ^ a b "Macarthuria australis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ Lengyel, S.; Gove, A.D.; Latimer, A.M.; Majer, J.D.; Dunn, R.R. (2010). "Convergent evolution of seed dispersal by ants, and phylogeny and biogeography in flowering plants: A global survey". Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics. 12 (1): 43–55. doi:10.1016/j.ppees.2009.08.001. ISSN 1433-8319.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macarthuria_australis
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