Buttercup
| Hibbertia grossulariifolia | |
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| Hibbertia grossulariifolia near Mammoth Cave |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | unplaced |
| Family: | Dilleniaceae |
| Genus: | Hibbertia |
| Species: | H. grossulariifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Hibbertia grossulariifolia (Salisb.) Salisb.. |
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Hibbertia grossulariifolia is a prostrate shrub species that is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It spreads up to 1.2 metres in diameter and has yellow flowers which appear between August and December in the species native range.[1]
The species, initially named as Burtonia grossulariaefolia, was first formally described in 1807 by English botanist Richard Salisbury in Paradisus Londinensis. It was subsequently placed by him in the genus Hibbertia.[2]
References
- ^ “Hibbertia grossulariifolia“. FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/5132.
- ^ “Hibbertia grossulariifolia“. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Hibbertia+grossulariifolia. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
Categories:
- Hibbertia
- Eudicots of Western Australia
Hibbertia Grossularifolia
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