Styphelia hispida is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It was first formally described in 1904 by Ernst Georg Pritzel who gave it the name Leucopogon hispidus in Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie from specimens collected near Mingenew.[2][3] In 1963, Hermann Otto Sleumer transferred the species to Styphelia as S. hispida in the journal Blumea. The specific epithet (hispida) means "with prickly hairs", referring to the leaves.[4]
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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. hispida
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| Styphelia hispida | |
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Leucopogon hispidus E.Pritz. | |
Styphelia hispida occurs in the Avon Wheatbelt and Geraldton Sandplains bioregions of south-western Western Australia and is listed as "not threatened", by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b "Styphelia hispida". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Leucopogon hispidus". APNI. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ Pritzel, Ernst G. (1904). "Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse". Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie. 35 (2–3): 478. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 218. ISBN 9780958034180.
- ^ "Styphelia hispida". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
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