Biology:Leucopogon cinereus
| Leucopogon cinereus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Leucopogon |
| Species: | L. cinereus
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucopogon cinereus E.Pritz.[1]
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Styphelia cinerea (E.Pritz.) Sleumer | |
Leucopogon cinereus is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, compact shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.3–1 m (1 ft 0 in–3 ft 3 in) and has white flowers from August to October.[2] It was first formally described in 1904 by Ernst Georg Pritzel in Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie from specimens collected on rocky hills near Gillingarra.[3][4] The specific epithet (cinereus) means "grey", referring to the colour of the young stems and leaves.[5]
This leucopogon grows in woodland and on dry slopes in the Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest and Swan Coastal Plain bioregions of south-western Western Australia and is listed as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Leucopogon cinereus". https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/62589. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Leucopogon cinereus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/6369.
- ↑ "Leucopogon cinereus". APNI. https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/468320. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ↑ 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): 472–473. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/126943#page/501/mode/1up. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ↑ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 164. ISBN 9780958034180.
Wikidata ☰ Q17240575 entry
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