Correa lawrenceana var. rosea Paul G.Wilson APNI*
Description: Calyx without apparent glandular dots ± stellate-hairy or rarely ± glabrous. Flowers red; leaves oblong-elliptic. Shrub, 1–2.5 m high. Leaves narrow- elliptic, 3–7 cm long, 5–13 mm wide, apex obtuse, base cuneate to obtuse, lower surface tomentose. Flowers usually solitary; stalk 0.8–2.2 cm long; bracteoles minute, inserted 2–7 mm below apex. Calyx 3–5 mm long, rusty- tomentose. Corolla 15–23 mm long, pale red, scaly outside.
Distribution and occurrence: Grows in wet sclerophyll forest, Snowy Mountains.
NSW subdivisions: ST
Text by M. F. Porteners & P. H. Weston Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 2 (1991)
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