Styphelia flavescens is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a shrub with oblong leaves and white, tube-shaped flowers that are densely bearded on the inside.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Styphelia |
| Species: | S. flavescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Styphelia flavescens | |
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Leucopogon flavescens Sond. | |
Description edit
Styphelia flavescens is an erect shrub that typically grows up to a height of 0.6–1.2 m (2 ft 0 in – 3 ft 11 in) and has minutely, softly-hairy branches. Its leaves are moderately crowded, oblong, 6–12 mm (0.24–0.47 in) long on a very short petiole. The flowers are arranged singly in leaf axils with bracteoles but no bracts at the base. The sepals are less than 2 mm (0.079 in) long, the petals white and densely hairy on the inside.[2]
Taxonomy and naming edit
This species was first formally described in 1845 by Otto Wilhelm Sonder in Johann Georg Christian Lehmann's Plantae Preissianae.[3][4] In 1867, Ferdinand von Mueller transferred the species to Styphelia as S. flavescens in Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae.[1][5] The specific epithet (flavescens) means "yellowish", referring to the leaves when dried.[6]
Distribution edit
This styphelia occurs in the Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains and Jarrah Forest bioregions in the south-west of Western Australia.[7]
Conservation status edit
Styphelia flavescens is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Styphelia flavescens". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ Bentham, George (1868). Flora Australiensis. Vol. 4. London: Lovell Reeve & Co. p. 213. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Leucopogon flavescens". APNI. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ Sonder, Otto W. (1845). Lehmann, Johann G.C. (ed.). Plantae Preissianae. Vol. 1. Hamburg. p. 322. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ von Mueller, Ferdinand (1867). Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae. Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. p. 33. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 200. ISBN 9780958034180.
- ^ a b "Styphelia flavescens". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.