Leucopogon oldfieldii

Leucopogon oldfieldii is a small plant in the family Ericaceae, endemic to Western Australia.[3] It is an erect spreading shrub, growing from 0.22 m to 1 m high, on sands, on sandplains. Its white-pink flowers may be seen from June to September.[3]

Leucopogon oldfieldii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Leucopogon
Species:
L. oldfieldii
Binomial name
Leucopogon oldfieldii
Occurrence data from AVH

It was first described in 1868 by George Bentham,[1][2] from a specimen (K000348656) collected on the Darling Range by Augustus Frederick Oldfield, for whom the species is named.[2]

References

  1. "Leucopogon oldfieldii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. Bentham, G. (1868). "L. Oldfieldii". Flora Australiensis. 4: 203.
  3. "Leucopogon oldfieldii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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