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Hibbertia gracilipes

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Hibbertia gracilipes
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Dilleniales
Family: Dilleniaceae
Genus: Hibbertia
Species:
H. gracilipes
Binomial name
Hibbertia gracilipes
Habit on the east side of East Mount Barren

Hibbertia gracilipes is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, multi-stemmed shrub that typically grows to a height of 15–60 cm (5.9–23.6 in). It blooms between March and December producing yellow flowers.[2] First formally described in 1863 by George Bentham in Flora Australiensis,[3][4] the specific epithet (gracilipes) means "thin foot", referring to the peduncles.[5]

This species is found in the Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest and Mallee biogeographic regions in the south-west of Western Australia where it grows on rocky hillsides and sandplains.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Hibbertia gracilipes". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Hibbertia gracilipes". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. ^ "Hibbertia gracilipes". APNI. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  4. ^ Bentham, George; von Mueller, Ferdinand (1863). Flora Australiensis. Vol. 1. London: Lovell Reeve & Co. pp. 28–29. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  5. ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 209. ISBN 9780958034180.