Genus Correa Rank Species | ||
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Similar Correa decumbens, Correa calycina, Correa reflexa var angustifolia, Correa lawrenceana, Correa backhouseana | ||
Correa aemula (Hairy Correa) is a shrub which is endemic to Australia. It grows up to 2 metres in height. The elliptic leaves are densely hairy and are up to 7 cm long and 3 cm wide. The pendent, tubular flowers are mainly produced between September and December in the species native range. These are yellow or pale blue-green in colour.
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Taxonomy
The species was first formally described in 1838 by botanist John Lindley in Three Expeditions into the interior of Eastern Australia. He gave it the name Didimeria aemula. In 1858 another botanist Ferdinand von Mueller, transferred the species into the genus Correa.
Distribution
Correa aemula occurs on sandy or rocky soils in open forests and heathy woodlands in the Mount Lofty Ranges and Kangaroo Island in South Australia and the Grampians in Victoria. Hybrids with Correa decumbens and Correa reflexa have been recorded.