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Leucopogon hispidus

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Leucopogon hispidus is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It was first formally described in 1904 by Ernst Georg Pritzel in Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie from specimens collected near Mingenew.[2][3] The specific epithet (hispidus) means "with prickly hairs", referring to the leaves.[4]

Leucopogon hispidus occurs in the Avon Wheatbelt and Geraldton Sandplains bioregions of south-western Western Australia and is listed under the name Styphelia hispida as "not threatened", by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Leucopogon hispidus". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Leucopogon hispidus". APNI. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  3. ^ Pritzel, Ernst G. (1904). "Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse". Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie. 35 (2–3): 478. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  4. ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 218. ISBN 9780958034180.
  5. ^ "Styphelia hispida". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
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Leucopogon hispidus: Brief Summary

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Leucopogon hispidus is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It was first formally described in 1904 by Ernst Georg Pritzel in Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie from specimens collected near Mingenew. The specific epithet (hispidus) means "with prickly hairs", referring to the leaves.

Leucopogon hispidus occurs in the Avon Wheatbelt and Geraldton Sandplains bioregions of south-western Western Australia and is listed under the name Styphelia hispida as "not threatened", by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.

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