Korthalsella rubra subsp. geijericola Barlow APNI*
Description: Floral cushions protruding in older, and longer than flowers in younger inflorescences, with a dense mass of white hairs; flower clusters separated by a distinct triangular area of internode surface. Rudimentary leaves distinct only around flower clusters, acute, tapering from 0.5 mm high at outer limit of floral cushion to 0.2 mm high at inner limit together extending across face of internode between flower clusters as a rim 0.2 mm wide and not spreading, which are distinct at all stages.
Flowering: Flowers throughout year.
Distribution and occurrence: Parasitic mostly on Geijera parviflora; north from Forbes district.
NSW subdivisions: NC, NT, NWS, CWS, ?SWS, NWP, SWP
Other Australian states: Qld
Text by A. L. Quirico Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 3 (1992)
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