Hibbertia quadricolor is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a sprawling to ascending shrub that typically grows to a height of 10–50 cm (3.9–19.7 in) and produces yellow flowers between July and October.[2]

Hibbertia quadricolor
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Dilleniales
Family: Dilleniaceae
Genus: Hibbertia
Species:
H. quadricolor
Binomial name
Hibbertia quadricolor
Synonyms[1]

Hibbertia quadricolor Domin var. quadricolor

This species was first formally described in 1923 by Karel Domin in the journal Vestnik Kralovske Ceske Spolecnosti Nauk, Trida Matematiko-Prirodevedecke from specimens collected by Arthur Dorrien-Smith.[3] The specific epithet (quadricolor) means "four-coloured", and refers to each of the leaves, bracts, sepals and young leaves being a different colour.[4]

Hibbertia quadricolor grows on ridges, hills and flats in the Jarrah Forest biogeographic region of south-western Western Australia.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Hibbertia quadricolor". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Hibbertia quadricolor". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. ^ "Hibbertia quadricolor". APNI. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  4. ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 289. ISBN 9780958034180.