Leucopogon sprengelioides
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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Leucopogon |
| Species: | L. sprengelioides |
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Styphelia sprengelioides F.Muell. | |
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
- "Leucopogon sprengelioides". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- Sonder, O.W. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1845) Epacrideae. Plantae Preissianae 1(2): 319. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- Govaerts, R. et al. (2019) "Leucopogon sprengelioides Sond. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- "Leucopogon sprengelioides". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- "sprengelioides". www.plantillustrations.org. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
External links
- Leucopogon sprengelioides: Occurrence data map from Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- Leucopogon sprengelioides (Flickr search)
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