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Homoranthus vagans
Homoranthus vagans is a flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area in southern Queensland. It is a shrub with pointed linear leaves and groups of up to ten yellow flowers in leaf axils near the end of branchlets. It is only known from a single population north of Inglewood.[2] DescriptionHomoranthus vagans is a shrub 0.05–0.2 m (2–8 in) high and 0.5–2 m (2–7 ft) wide. The aromatic leaves are a dull grey-green, blade shaped and arranged opposite along the stem. The branchlets have 3-10 flowers held erect in leaf axils. Flowers have been recorded from August to October.[3] Taxonomy and namingHomoranthus vagans was first formally described in 2011 by Lachlan Copeland, Lyndley Craven and Jeremy Bruhl from a specimen collected by Copeland in 2001 and the description was published in Australian Systematic Botany.[4] The specific epithet (vagans) is derived from the Latin word vagus meaning "wandering" or "unsettled",[5] referring to habit of young branchlets of "wandering" over the ground, sometimes attaching to the ground with adventitious roots.[2] Distribution and habitatThis species is currently known from two populations north west of Inglewood. Plants grow in deep sandy soil derived from sandstone.[3] Conservation statusHomoranthus vagans is currently known from two small populations on leasehold land. ROTAP conservation code 2V using Briggs and Leigh (1996) and IUCN (2010) considered vulnerable.[3] References
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