Leucopogon gibbosus

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Leucopogon gibbosus
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Leucopogon
Species:
L. gibbosus
Binomial name
Leucopogon gibbosus
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Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[3]

Styphelia gibbosa F.Muell.

Leucopogon gibbosus is a small plant in the family Ericaceae, endemic to Western Australia.[4] It is an erect shrub, growing from 0.2 m to 1 m high, on sandy soils often over granite or on lateric gravel. Its white flowers may be seen from February to October.[4]

It was first described in 1859 by Stschegleew, from a specimen in the Drummond collection[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Leucopogon gibbosus". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ^ a b Stschegleew, S.S. (1859). "Leucopogon gibbosus". Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou. 32 (1): 12.
  3. ^ "Leucopogon gibbosus Stschegl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Leucopogon gibbosus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.

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