Biology:Leucopogon gracillimus

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Short description: Species of plant

Leucopogon gracillimus
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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. gracillimus
Binomial name
Leucopogon gracillimus
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Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[3]

Styphelia gracillima (DC.) F.Muell.

Leucopogon gracillimus is a shrub in the family Ericaceae. It is native to Western Australia.[4]

Description

Leucopogon gracillimus is an erect slender shrub, growing to heights of from 0.2 m to 1.5 m high. Its white flowers are seen from May to September.[4]

Distribution and habitat

It is found in the IBRA Regions of: Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, and the Swan Coastal Plain, growing on sandy and gravelly soils, on plains, low ridges, seasonally wet flats, and outcrops.[4]

Taxonomy

It was first described in 1839 by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle.[1][2] The specific epithet, gracillimus, derives from the Latin adjective, gracilis ("slender") and describes the plant as being very slender.[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q17244674 entry