Leucopogon decussatus is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of about 40 cm (16 in). It was first formally described in 1859 by Sergei Sergeyevich Sheglejev in the Bulletin de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou.[2][3] The specific epithet (decussatus) means "decussate".[4]

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

It is listed as a synonym of Leucopogon elatior by Plants of the World Online.[5]

Leucopogon decussatus occurs in the Esperance Plains and Mallee bioregions of south-western Western Australia and is listed "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Leucopogon decussatus". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Leucopogon decussatus". APNI. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  3. ^ Sheglejev, Sergei Sergeyevich (1859). "Epacridearum Novarum". Bulletin de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou. 32 (1): 11. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  4. ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 179. ISBN 9780958034180.
  5. ^ "Leucopogon elatior". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Leucopogon decussatus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.