Correa baeuerlenii
Chef's-hat Correa
Chef's-hat Correa
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Common name: Chef's-hat Correa
Also, Chef's Cap Correa
Conservation status: Vulnerable
Listed as "vulnerable" under the Australian Government Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and the NSW Government Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016
The main threats to the species are habitat loss due to land clearing and inappropriate fire regimes
Etymology:
Flowers
The flowers are usually borne singly on short side branches on a pendulous pedicel 8–10 mm long
The calyx is cylindrical, about 7 mm long with a dilated base 9–13 mm in diameter
The corolla is greenish yellow and tubular, 20–28 mm long with four triangular lobes about 4 mm long
The eight stamens extend beyond the end of the corolla
Flowering occurs sporadically throughout the year with a peak in spring
Fruit:
The fruit is up to 9 mm long, surrounded by the remains of the corolla
Leaves:
Its leaves are narrow egg-shaped to egg-shaped or elliptical, 22–65 mm long, 10–22 mm wide
They are more or less glabrous
Stem & branches:
Rust coloured hairs on its stems
Roots:
Habit:
A dense, rounded shrub that typically grows to a height of 2.5 m
Habitat:
Distribution:
Endemic to the south-east of NSWs, Australia
Forested areas from Bega northwards to the Clyde River district, with populations occurring at Biamanga, Deua and Mimosa Rocks NPs
Additional notes:
Taxonomy
Correa baeuerlenii was first formally described in 1884 by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in Prodeedings of the Linnean Society of NSW
Specimens collected "on stony banks of rivulets of the Upper Clyde" by William Baeuerlen
Use in horticulture
It can be used as a container plant or for screening
The flowers attract birds and flowering branches can be used indoors for floral arrangements
The species prefers moist soils with good drainage
It requires some shade, making it suitable for planting under trees
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