Biology:Leucopogon tamariscinus
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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. tamariscinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucopogon tamariscinus R.Br.[1]
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Leucopogon tamariscinus is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with egg-shaped or lance-shaped leaves and white, tube-shaped flowers arranged in dense spikes on the ends of branches.
Description
Leucopogon tamariscinus is an erect, sparsely-branched shrub that typically grows to 30–70 cm (12–28 in) high and has wand-like branches. The leaves are egg-shaped or lance-shaped, 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) long, and almost stem-clasping. The flowers are borne on the ends of branches in many-flowered, cylindrical spikes 12–25 mm (0.47–0.98 in) long. There are small, leaf-like bracts and broad bracteoles less than half as long as the sepals. The sepals are less than 2 mm (0.079 in) long, and the petals are white, 2.6–3.2 mm (0.10–0.13 in) long and joined at the base forming a tube with lobes about the same length as the petal tube. Flowering mainly occurs from July to December.[2][3]
Taxonomy
Leucopogon tamariscinus was first formally described in 1810 by Robert Brown in his Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen.[4][5] The specific epithet (tamariscinus) means "Tamarix-like".[6]
Distribution and habitat
This leucopogon grows on sandplains and on laterite ridges in the Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest and Mallee bioregions of southern Western Australia.[3]
Conservation status
Leucopogon tamariscinus is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Leucopogon tamariscinus". https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/68235. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ↑ Bentham, George (1868). Flora Australiensis. 4. London: Lovell Reeve & Co.. pp. 196–197. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11266417#page/205/mode/1up. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Leucopogon tamariscinus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/6449.
- ↑ "Leucopogon tamariscinus". APNI. https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/477107.
- ↑ Brown, Robert (1810). Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. London. p. 544. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/21871#page/412/mode/1up. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ↑ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 320. ISBN 9780958034180.
Wikidata ☰ Q17241430 entry
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