Leucopogon gracillimus is a shrub in the family Ericaceae. It is native to Western Australia.[4]

Description

Leucopogon gracillimus is an erect slender shrub, growing to heights of from 0.2 m to 1.5 m high. Its white flowers are seen from May to September.[4]

Distribution and habitat

It is found in the IBRA Regions of: Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, and the Swan Coastal Plain, growing on sandy and gravelly soils, on plains, low ridges, seasonally wet flats, and outcrops.[4]

Taxonomy

It was first described in 1839 by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle.[1][2] The specific epithet, gracillimus, derives from the Latin adjective, gracilis ("slender") and describes the plant as being very slender.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Leucopogon gracillimus". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ^ a b Candolle, A.P. de (1839). Candolle, A.P. de (ed.). "Epacridaceae". Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis. 7 (2): 747.
  3. ^ "Leucopogon gracillimus". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Leucopogon gracillimus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  5. ^ Backer, C.A. (1936). "Verklarend woordenboek der wetenschappelijke namen van de in Nederland en Nederlandsch-Indië in het wild groeiende en in tuinen en parken gekweekte varens en hoogere planten (Edition Nicoline van der Sijs).] (Explanatory dictionary of the scientific names of .. plants grown in the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies...)". p. 745.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucopogon_gracillimus
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