Hibbertia argentea

Hibbertia argentea, commonly known as the silver leaved guinea flower, is a shrub in the Dilleniaceae family that is native to Western Australia.[1]

Silver leaved guinea flower

Priority Three — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Dilleniales
Family: Dilleniaceae
Genus: Hibbertia
Species:
H. argentea
Binomial name
Hibbertia argentea

The shrub has an erect habit and typically to a height of 0.3 to 1.2 m (1 ft 0 in to 3 ft 11 in). It blooms between September and December and produces yellow flowers.

The species has a limited distribution through the Great Southern region of Western Australia between Cranbrook in the north, Gnowangerup in the east, and Albany in the south and west. It is found on granite hills and rocky outcrops growing in clay-sand or rocky loam soils.[1]

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