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Lissanthe scabra

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Lissanthe scabra

Priority Two — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Lissanthe
Species:
L. scabra
Binomial name
Lissanthe scabra

Lissanthe scabra is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a rigid, erect, branching shrub that typically grows up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) high. The flowers are white and borne on a pedicel above bracteoles.[2]

Lissanthe scabra was first formally described in 2003 by Darren Crayn and Elizabeth Brown in Australian Systematic Botany from specimens collected by Michael Hislop in 2000.[3] The specific epithet (scabra) means "rough", referring to the stem.[4]

This species grows on breakaways and uplands in the Avon Wheatbelt and Coolgardie bioregions of south-western Western Australia. It is listed as "Priority Two" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[2] meaning that it is poorly known and from only one or a few locations.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Lissanthe scabra". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Lissanthe scabra". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. ^ "Lissanthe scabra". APNI. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  4. ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 301. ISBN 9780958034180.
  5. ^ "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 4 April 2024.