Hibbertia cistiflora
| Hibbertia cistiflora | |
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| Hibbertia cistiflora subsp. cistiflora in Heathcote National Park in New South Wales. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Dilleniales |
| Family: | Dilleniaceae |
| Genus: | Hibbertia |
| Species: | H. cistiflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Hibbertia cistiflora | |
Hibbertia cistiflora, commonly known as Rock Rose Guinea-flower, is a shrub species that is native to eastern Australia. It grows to 100 cm high and has linear leaves to 10 mm long. Yellow flowers with five petals appear in spring.[1]
The species was first formally described in 1956 by botanist Norman Wakefield.[2] There are two recognised subspecies:
- H. cistiflora N.A.Wakef. subsp. cistiflora from New South Wales.
- H.cistiflora subsp. rostrata Toelken - described in 1995, the type specimen collected in the Grampians in Victoria. Hybrids with Hibbertia sericea have been recorded.
References
- ^ "Hibbertia cistiflora ". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ "Hibbertia cistiflora ". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
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