Fabaceae tribe Mirbelieae

Urodon

 

Urodon Turcz. (1849), Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 22, 16.

4 spp.
Gr.: ura, tail and odon, tooth; probably refers to the long acuminate apices on the calyx lobes ('teeth').
South-western Australia.
Sprawling or erect small shrubs with mop-head inflorescences. Forest, woodland and heathland.
© J. Chappill

Urodon dasyphyllus, © M. Crisp

Urodon dasyphyllus, © M. Crisp

Urodon dasyphyllus, © M. Crisp

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