Hibbertia cistiflora

Hibbertia cistiflora
	Hibbertia cistiflora subsp. cistiflora in Heathcote National Park in New South Wales.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Dilleniales
Family:	Dilleniaceae
Genus:	Hibbertia
Species:	H. cistiflora
Binomial name
	Hibbertia cistiflora; N.A.Wakef.

Hibbertia cistiflora, commonly known as Rock Rose Guinea-flower, is a shrub species that is native to eastern Australia. It grows to 100 cm high and has linear leaves to 10 mm long. Yellow flowers with five petals appear in spring.[1]

The species was first formally described in 1956 by botanist Norman Wakefield.[2] There are two recognised subspecies:

H. cistiflora N.A.Wakef. subsp. cistiflora from New South Wales.
H.cistiflora subsp. rostrata Toelken - described in 1995, the type specimen collected in the Grampians in Victoria. Hybrids with Hibbertia sericea have been recorded.

References

"Hibbertia cistiflora ". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
"Hibbertia cistiflora ". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 4 November 2011.

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[NSW-1] "Hibbertia cistiflora ". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 4 November 2011.

[APNI-2] "Hibbertia cistiflora ". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 4 November 2011.