Hibbertia pungens is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a prickly, erect or sprawling shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.2–2.0 m (7.9 in – 6 ft 6.7 in) and produces uniformly yellow flowers between June and November.[2] It was first formally described in 1863 by George Bentham in Flora Australiensis.[3][4] The specific epithet (pungens) means "ending in a sharp point".[5]
| Hibbertia pungens | |
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| Near Burracoppin | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Dilleniales |
| Family: | Dilleniaceae |
| Genus: | Hibbertia |
| Species: | H. pungens
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| Binomial name | |
| Hibbertia pungens | |
This species is found in the Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Victoria Desert, Hampton, Mallee, Murchison and Yalgoo biogeographic regions of Western Australia where it grows on rocky hillsides, plains and river banks.[2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Hibbertia pungens". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Hibbertia pungens". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Hibbertia pungens". APNI. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ Bentham, George; von Mueller, Ferdinand (1863). Flora Australiensis. Vol. 1. London: Lovell Reeve & Co. p. 40. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 287. ISBN 9780958034180.