Leucopogon acicularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Leucopogon
Species:
L. acicularis
Binomial name
Leucopogon acicularis
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[1]

Styphelia acicularis (Benth.) F.Muell.

Leucopogon acicularis is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, open shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.2–1 m (7.9 in – 3 ft 3.4 in) and is mostly found in the Stirling Range National Park in the Esperance Plains bioregion.[2]

It was first formally described in 1868 by George Bentham in Flora Australiensis from specimens collected by George Maxwell.[3][4] The specific epithet (acicularis) means "needle-pointed", referring to the leaves.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Leucopogon acicularis". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  2. "Leucopogon acicularis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. "Leucopogon acicularis". APNI. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  4. Bentham, George (1868). Flora Australiensis. Vol. 4. London: Lovell Reeve & Co. p. 199. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  5. Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 126. ISBN 9780958034180.


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