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Correa alba, commonly known as white correa, is a shrub endemic to Australia. It grows to 1.

5 metres in height, has reddish-brown hairy new growth. The leaves


are near circular to ovate and have a round or cuneate base and a rounded tip. They are 1.5 to 3.5 cm long 1 to 2.7 cm wide with a hairless or (nearly hairless)
upper surface and tomentose lower surface. The white or occasionally light pink four-petalled flowers usually appear between mid autumn and early winter (April to
June in Australia).[1]
The species was first formally described by Henry Charles Andrews in 1798.[2] There are currently two recognised varieties:

Correa alba Andrews var. alba


Correa alba var. pannosa Paul G.Wilson - Velvet White Correa.[3] Occurs on the south-west coast of Victoria and in the region near Encounter Bay in
South Australia.[4]

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