Biology:Hybanthus vernonii

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Hybanthus vernonii
Purple Violet Topham Track.jpg
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Australia
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Violaceae
Genus: Hybanthus
Species:
H. vernonii
Binomial name
Hybanthus vernonii
(F.Muell.) F.Muell.
Synonyms
  • Ionidium vernonii F.Muell.

Hybanthus vernonii, the erect violet, is a small plant in the violet family. Found in eastern Australia in eucalyptus woodland, often in sheltered sites on sandstone based soils.[1]

Two subspecies are recognised

  • sub-species vernonii
  • sub-species scaber

References

  1. Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN:978-0-7318-1211-0 page 224

Wikidata ☰ Q5952966 entry