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

Styphelia cordata (Sond.) F.Muell. nom.illeg.

Leucopogon cordatus is a small plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is an erect spreading shrub, typically growing to a height of 0.35–1 m (1 ft 2 in – 3 ft 3 in) on sandy soils often over granite, laterite or limestone. Its white flowers may be seen from July to November.[2]

It was first formally described in 1845 by Otto Wilhelm Sonder in Johann Georg Christian Lehmann's Plantae Preissianae.[3][4] The specific epithet (cordatus) means "heart-shaped", referring to the leaves.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Leucopogon cordatus". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  2. "Leucopogon cordatus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. "Leucopogon cordatus". APNI. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  4. Sonder, Otto W. (1845). Lehmann, Johann G.C. (ed.). Plantae Preissianae. Vol. 1. Hamburg. p. 313. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  5. Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 170. ISBN 9780958034180.
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