Collect And Classify - Basic ID, Term 2

The given characteristics of the plant - bushy or openly branched shrub, erect or weeping habit, linear or lanceolate phyllode leaves with prominent veins, globular deep pink/red flowers, and flat pods 5cm long - match the description of Acacia leprosa 'Scarlet Blaze'.

The correct answer is Acacia ulicifolia because it matches all the given characteristics. It is a prickly shrub with needle-like, short, stiff phyllodes that are sharply pointed. It produces globular cream or pale yellow solitary heads on a long slender stalk, and its fruit is a curved, flat pod. It is found in sandy soil and is commonly found in open forests, woodlands, and heath communities.

Callicoma serratifolia is the correct answer because it is a species of tree that is commonly found in closed forests. Closed forests are characterized by a dense tree canopy that limits the amount of sunlight that reaches the forest floor. Callicoma serratifolia is known for its ability to thrive in these conditions and is often found in closed forest habitats.

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The given characteristics match those of Corymbia eximia, including the bloodwood bark, falcate leaf shape, concolorous leaf color, cylindrical buds, urceolate capsules, and the community of open forest or woodland.

Syncarpia glomulifera is the correct answer because it matches all the given characteristics. It is a tall tree with a size of over 40m. Its bark is deeply fissured, stringy, and red-brown. The leaves are ovate, dull, discolorous, white underneath, and arranged in false whorls of 4 leaves with a recurved margin. The flowers are cream in color and polystamenous, blooming from October to December. The fruit consists of fused capsules in groups of 7 and is globose in shape. It is commonly found in heavy soils and forest margins, specifically in Tall Open Forest and Tall Forest communities.

Calothamnus quadrifidus is the correct answer because it matches the given description. It is a tree or shrub that can grow between 0.5 to 4 meters in size. It has whorled, linear, grey-green leaves and red flowers that are arranged in one-sided spikes. The flowers have a fused staminal bundle and are found on old wood. The fruit is a sessile, persistent capsule. It typically grows in poor, dry soils and is found in Western Australia.

The given description mentions that the leaves are green, opposite, decussate, and have a lemon scent. Among the options, Darwinia citriodora is the only species that matches this description. It is a shrub with compact rounded habit, has white flowers that age to red, and produces nut-like fruits. Additionally, it is an ornamental plant commonly found in Western Australia (WA). Therefore, the correct answer is Darwinia citriodora.

The correct answer is Acacia myrtifolia because it matches the description given in the question. It is a prostrate to erect shrub with angular and flattened reddish-grey branches, growing up to 2m in size. The leaves are elliptic to ovate with red margins and a prominent mid-vein. The flowers are pale yellow heads in axillary racemes, blooming from May to August. The fruit is a narrow, erect, curved brown pod with thickened margins. It is commonly found in coastal areas with sandy soils, in open forests, woodlands, and heath communities.

The given description of the plant matches the characteristics of Acacia terminalis. It is an erect shrub or small tree with finely-fissured bark and angular reddish stems. The leaves are bipinnate and discolorous. The flowers are large and globular, cream to golden in color, and arranged in terminal heads on racemes. The fruit is a dark reddish-brown oblong pod with thickened margins. Acacia terminalis is commonly found in sandstone habitats and is part of open forests, woodlands, and heath communities.

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Synoum glandulosum is the correct answer because it is the only species listed that is known as a "closed forest" species. The other species listed may have different habitat preferences or may not be associated with closed forests.

Toona ciliata is the correct answer because it is the only tree species listed that fits the given description of "closed forest, emergent, deciduous." The other tree species listed may have different characteristics such as being evergreen or not being found in closed forests.

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The given characteristics of the plant, such as the peppermint scent, sickle-shaped leaves with an oblique base, concolorous leaf color, small ovoid/fusiform buds, and the fact that the bark on the trunk is grey and fibrous, sheds in ribbons from smaller branches, suggests that the correct answer is Eucalyptus piperita.

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Homoranthus flavescens is the correct answer because it matches the given description. It is a spreading shrub/groundcover that grows up to 0.5m high and 1m spread. It has opposite leaves that are flattened cylinders and grey-green in color. The flowers are tubular and yellow to reddish in color, and they appear in clusters towards the end of branchlets during late spring to summer. The habitat described, sandy skeletal rocky soil in central W NSW, is also suitable for Homoranthus flavescens.

Acacia oxycedrus is the correct answer because it matches all the given characteristics. It is a prickly, dense shrub that grows to a height of 1-3m and has rigid, dark phyllodes with sharp points. It produces cream yellow spikes in winter and spring and has long, narrow pods. It is also known to grow in sandy soil and can be found in open forest, woodland, and heath communities.

Melaleuca nesophila is the correct answer because it matches the given description. It is a shrub that grows to a size of 4-5m in height and width. The leaves are elliptical and 2cm long. The flowers are globular clusters with a diameter of 25mm and are purple with yellow tipped stamens. The fruit is a woody capsule that persists. It is found in sandy soil and in the WA community.

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Ficus coronata is the correct answer because it is a type of tree that is commonly found in closed forests. Closed forests are characterized by dense tree canopies that create a shaded and humid environment. Ficus coronata is well-adapted to these conditions and can be found in closed forests in various regions.

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Eucalyptus crebra is the correct answer because it matches the given characteristics. It has ironbark with a grey-black color, narrow lanceolate leaf shape, concolorous leaf color, small ovoid buds, valves enclosed capsules, and is commonly found in woodland and open forest on clay soils in the Cumberland Plain.

The given characteristics of the tree, such as stringybark, lanceolate leaf shape with an oblique base, concolorous leaf color, shortly fusiform buds, enclosed valves in the capsules, and it being found in open forest or woodland communities, match the description of Eucalyptus globoidea.

Corymbia gummifera is the correct answer because it matches the given characteristics. The bark of Corymbia gummifera is bloodwood, tessellated, and red-brown or grey-brown. The leaf shape is lanceolate and the leaf color is discolorous. The buds are small and pyriform, and the capsules are urceolate. The community where Corymbia gummifera is found is open forest and woodland.

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The given characteristics of the plant, such as the red-brown bark, broad lanceolate glossy leaves, discolorous leaf color, large cream buds with elongate calyptras, and valves level to exerted in the capsules, are all consistent with the characteristics of Eucalyptus robusta. Additionally, the plant is typically found in swamp forests, open forests, and heath communities, which further supports the identification of the plant as Eucalyptus robusta.

Angophora floribunda is the correct answer because it matches the description provided. The tree has a height of 30m, persistent grey bark, lanceolate leaves, ovoid/globose flowers with ribbed hypanthium, and a fruit with persisting sepaline teeth. It is found in deep alluvial sandy soils in open forest and woodland communities.

Anetholea anisata is the correct answer because it matches the given characteristics. It is a medium-sized tree or large shrub with soft and corky bark. The leaves are lanceolate with undulate margins and have an aniseed smell. The flowers are white and polystamenous, blooming in October and November. The fruit is small, measuring 5mm with a flat summit. Anetholea anisata is typically found along streams or lower slopes in closed forest communities.

Archirhodomyrtus beckleri is the correct answer because it matches all the given characteristics. It is a tree or shrub that grows up to 6m in size. The branchlets have a red-brown color. The leaves are lanceolate and opposite, with discolorous coloring. The flowers are solitary and rotate-shaped, with pink or white petals and deep pink stamens, blooming in Spring. The fruit is an ovoid, smooth berry that is yellow to orange in color. This plant is typically found in closed forest communities.

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Baekea linifolia is the correct answer because its description matches the given information. It is a weeping shrub with opposite leaves that are narrow (1mm wide) and arching. It has small white flowers that are solitary and rotate, and it produces small capsules as fruit. It is commonly found in damp places near water in heath communities.

Calytrix tetragona is the correct answer because it matches the given description. The plant is a shrub with terminal buds that have bud scales. It has alternate, linear leaves that are 1mm wide with finely toothed margins and an aromatic scent. The flowers have ovate sepals with prominent awns and white to pink stellate petals. The fruit is red to purple in color and nut-like. The plant is found in sandstone habitats and is commonly found in heath, woodland, and open forest communities.

Darwinia fascicularis is the correct answer because it matches the given description. It is an erect or decumbent shrub that is irregularly branched. The leaves are needle-like, bundled, and opposite linear, with a perfume-like smell. The flowers are tubular, white in color, and occur in clusters of 7. The style of the flower can be erect or curved. It is found in shallow sandstone coastal habitats and is commonly found in heath, open forest, and woodland communities.

Leptospermum squarrosum is the correct answer because it matches the given description. It is a woody shrub that can grow up to 4 meters in size. Its leaves are alternate, concave, lanceolate, with a sharp tip and measure 5-15mm. The flowers are pink, rotate, solitary, with petals measuring 3-7mm, and they often bloom in March. The fruit is a 10mm capsule with 5 seed chambers. Leptospermum squarrosum is commonly found in moist, sandstone shrubland habitats, particularly in heath communities.

The given characteristics of the plant, such as the bark being grey gum, smooth, patchy, shedding in plates, cream to orange, and aging to grey, along with the leaf shape being lanceolate, glossy, and penniveined, and the leaf color being discolorous, all match the characteristics of Eucalyptus punctata. Therefore, Eucalyptus punctata is the correct answer.

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Backhousia myrtifolia is the correct answer because it matches all the given characteristics. It is a tree or shrub with young branches that are hairy. The leaves are ovate and have large oil glands. The flowers are white with rotate petaloid sepals, and they are found in the axils of the plant. The fruit is a capsule with persistent sepals. Backhousia myrtifolia is typically found close to streams and in sheltered valleys, and it is commonly found in closed forests and tall open forests.

Acacia howittii is the correct answer because it matches the description provided. The plant is described as a pendulous, dense, large shrub with a prostrate form available. It has small, light green phyllodes, pale yellow flowers in spring, and pods that are 4-6 cm long and 5mm wide. The habitat is mentioned as VIC, which could refer to Victoria, Australia where Acacia howittii is native to.

Acacia fimbriata is the correct answer because it matches all the given characteristics. It is an erect or spreading shrub or tree that can grow up to 6m in size. The leaves have microscopic hairs on phyllodes and are narrow elliptic in shape. The flowers are yellow, perfumed, ball-shaped, and are arranged in racemes. They bloom in late winter and spring and have 5 petals. The fruit of Acacia fimbriata is long and narrow. It is also found in clay soils and is commonly found in open forests and woodlands.

Acacia suaveolens is the correct answer because it matches the description given in the question. It is a slender prostrate to erect shrub with angular or flattened stems, grows up to 1.5m in size, has sparse narrow linear bluish leaves with a prominent mid-vein, and produces globular pale yellow flowers in short racemes from April to September. Its fruit is described as oblong and bluish grey/reddish in color. It is found in coastal areas with sandy soils and is commonly found in open forests, woodlands, and heath communities.

Leptospermum trinervium is the correct answer because it matches the given description. It is a shrub or small tree with alternate leaves that are broad obovate to narrow elliptic, blunt, and silky. The flowers are white, rotate, and solitary or in pairs, and the fruit is a silky capsule that is not persistent. It is found in sandy soil in heath and open forest communities.

Melaleuca thymifolia is the correct answer because it matches the description given in the question. The plant is a spreading shrub with wiry stems and corky bark. It grows up to 1m in size and has stiff narrow elliptic leaves. The flowers are pink to mauve and have claw-like stamens on old wood, blooming from October to January. The fruit is woody capsules with distinctive teeth around the edge. The plant is found in damp locations and is part of the open forest, heath, and swamp margin communities.

Micromyrtus ciliata is the correct answer because it matches the given description. It has a horizontal habit with ascending branches, grows to a size of 0.3 to 1.2m and can spread up to 3m wide. Its leaves are opposite and parallel to the stems. The flowers are rotate in shape, white in color, and age to pink/red. The fruit is a capsule with persistent sepals. It is found in dry and rocky habitats, particularly in open forests and heath communities.