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Andersonia sprengelioides

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Andersonia sprengelioides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Andersonia
Species:
A. sprengelioides
Binomial name
Andersonia sprengelioides

Andersonia sprengelioides is a species of shrub that grows in the south west corner of Western Australia. It was originally described by the botanist Robert Brown in 1810 and retains its original name.[1][2] The genus Andersonia is classified in the Ericaceae, or in the family Epacridaceae (which is subsumed into Ericaceae by most authors).

References

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  1. ^ a b "Andersonia sprengelioides R.Br". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ^ a b Brown, R. (1810) Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 554