Red Five-Corners

Styphelia tubiflora

''Styphelia tubiflora'', known as red five-corner is a shrub found in eastern Australia. The habitat is poor sandy soils, in dry eucalyptus forest or heathlands. It occurs in areas such as Sydney, Jervis Bay and the Blue Mountains.
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Appearance

Typically it grows around 50 centimetres tall. The leaves are small, 7 to 24 millimetres long, 1.5 to 3.3 millimetres wide. Oblong or obovate in shape, with a sharp tip and very short leaf stem. Flowering occurs between April and August. Attractive red flowers 25 millimetres long and more or less tubular in shape. Occasionally the flowers are yellowish green or cream. The fruit is small and globular, containing five seeds.
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Naming

It was first described by James Edward Smith in 1795.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderEricales
FamilyEricaceae
GenusStyphelia
SpeciesS. tubiflora
Photographed in
Australia