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Leucopogon sprengelioides

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Leucopogon sprengelioides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Leucopogon
Species:
L. sprengelioides
Binomial name
Leucopogon sprengelioides
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[3]

Styphelia sprengelioides F.Muell.

Leucopogon sprengelioides is an erect shrub in the family Ericaceae found in Western Australia, where it grows on granite outcrops and hill, ridges and breakaways and on coastal limestone. It grows to a height of 0.2 - 0.8 m and its white flowers may be seen from March to April or July to November.[4]

It was first described in 1845 by Otto Wilhelm Sonder.[1][2] The specific epithet, sprengelioides, derives from the name, Sprengelia, and the Greek, -oides, meaning "like", indicating that the plant is like a Sprengelia.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Leucopogon sprengelioides". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ^ a b Sonder, O.W. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1845) Epacrideae. Plantae Preissianae 1(2): 319. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  3. ^ Govaerts, R. et al. (2019) "Leucopogon sprengelioides Sond. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Leucopogon sprengelioides". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  5. ^ "sprengelioides". www.plantillustrations.org. Retrieved 10 August 2019.