Hibbertia serrata
Hibbertia serrata, commonly known as serrate-leaved guinea-flower, is a shrub that is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It grows to between 0.1 and 2 metres high and has yellow flowers which appear between August and December in the species' native range.[1]
| Hibbertia serrata | |
|---|---|
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| Hibbertia serrata 'Sunshine' | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Dilleniales |
| Family: | Dilleniaceae |
| Genus: | Hibbertia |
| Species: | H. serrata |
| Binomial name | |
| Hibbertia serrata Hotchk. | |
The species was formally described in 1954 by A.T. Hotchkiss based on plant material collected in Pemberton.[2][3]
It grows as a shrub with many erect thick stems. All parts are covered in fine hair.[2]
Hibbertia serrata grows in grey or black sand over limestone, laterite or granite-based soils.[1]
References
- "Hibbertia serrata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- Hotchkiss, A. T. (1954). "A new species of Hibbertia Andr. from Western Australia". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 79: 29–33.
- "Hibbertia serrata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
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