Hibbertia obtusifolia
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Hibbertia obtusifolia in Black Mountain, Canberra | |
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Hibbertia obtusifolia (DC.)
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Hibbertia obtusifolia, commonly known as hoary Guinea-flower, is a small shrub species that is native to south-eastern Australia. It grows to 60 cm high and has yellow flowers that appear in spring and summer.[1]
The species was first formally described in 1817 by Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturale.[2]
Hibbertia obtusifolia occurs in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.
References
- ^ "'Hibbertia obtusifolia". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ "Hibbertia obtusifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
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