Leucopogon acicularis | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Leucopogon |
Species: | L. acicularis
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Binomial name | |
Leucopogon acicularis | |
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Occurrence data from AVH | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Styphelia acicularis (Benth.) F.Muell. |
Leucopogon acicularis is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, open shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.2–1 m (7.9 in – 3 ft 3.4 in) and is mostly found in the Stirling Range National Park in the Esperance Plains bioregion. [2]
It was first formally described in 1868 by George Bentham in Flora Australiensis from specimens collected by George Maxwell. [3] [4] The specific epithet (acicularis) means "needle-pointed", referring to the leaves. [5]
Leucopogon acicularis | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Leucopogon |
Species: | L. acicularis
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Binomial name | |
Leucopogon acicularis | |
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Occurrence data from AVH | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Styphelia acicularis (Benth.) F.Muell. |
Leucopogon acicularis is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, open shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.2–1 m (7.9 in – 3 ft 3.4 in) and is mostly found in the Stirling Range National Park in the Esperance Plains bioregion. [2]
It was first formally described in 1868 by George Bentham in Flora Australiensis from specimens collected by George Maxwell. [3] [4] The specific epithet (acicularis) means "needle-pointed", referring to the leaves. [5]