Hibbertia acerosa
Hibbertia acerosa, commonly known as needle leaved guinea flower, is a small shrub in the family Dilleniaceae that is native to Western Australia.[1]
| Needle leaved guinea flower | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Dilleniales |
| Family: | Dilleniaceae |
| Genus: | Hibbertia |
| Species: | H. acerosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Hibbertia acerosa | |
The shrub has a low spreading or climbing habit and can grow to a height of 0.1 to 0.6 m (3.9 in to 1 ft 11.6 in). It blooms between July and February producing yellow flowers.
The species is endemic to the Wheatbelt, Peel, South West, Great Southern and coastal parts of the Mid West and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it gows in sandy or gravelly soils over or around granite or laterite.[1]
See also
References
- "Hibbertia acerosa". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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