Leucopogon collinus

Leucopogon collinus
	Near Port Arthur, Tasmania
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Leucopogon
Species:	L. collinus
Binomial name
	Leucopogon collinus; (Labill.) R.Br.
	Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms
	List Leucopogon ciliatus A.Cunn. ex DC. ; Leucopogon ciliatus var. α; Leucopogon collinus(Labill.) R.Br. f. collinus; Leucopogon collinus var. billardiereiDC. nom. illeg. ; Leucopogon collinus var. browniiDC.; Leucopogon collinus(Labill.) R.Br. var. collinus; Leucopogon collinus var. α; Leucopogon collinus var. β; Leucopogon collinus var. δ; Leucopogon sp. A (aff. collinus); Styphelia collinaLabill.; ;

Last updated July 09, 2023

Leucopogon collinus, commonly known as fringed beard-heath,^[2] is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a slender, erect or spreading shrub with narrowly lance-shaped leaves, and white, tube-shaped, bearded flowers.

Description

Leucopogon collinus is a slender, erect or spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of up to 60 cm (24 in), its branchlets with minute, bristly hairs. Its leaves are glabrous, narrowly lance-shaped to oblong, 3–13.4 mm (0.12–0.53 in) long and 0.9–2.7 mm (0.035–0.106 in) wide on a petiole 0.3–1 mm (0.012–0.039 in) long. The flowers are crowded on the ends of branches or in upper leaf axils forming spikes 5–13 mm (0.20–0.51 in) long with egg-shaped bracteoles 0.7–1.7 mm (0.028–0.067 in) long. The sepals are egg-shaped, 1.3–2 mm (0.051–0.079 in) long, the petals white and joined at the base to form a tube 0.8–1.4 mm (0.031–0.055 in) long, the lobes 1.3–1.6 mm (0.051–0.063 in) long and densely bearded on the inside. Flowering occurs from July to October and is followed by an elliptic drupe about 2.5 mm (0.1 in) long.^[2]^[3]

Taxonomy and naming

Fringed beard-heath was first formally described in 1810 by Jacques Labillardière, who gave it the name Styphelia collina in his Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen .^[4]^[5] In the same year, Robert Brown changed the name to Leucopogon collinus in his Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen .^[6]^[7] The specific epithet (collinus) means "living on hills".^[8]

Distribution and habitat

Leucopogon collinus grows in woodland and coastal heath and is found south from Eden in New South Wales, in coastal areas east of Orbost and other scattered locations further westwards in inland Victoria, and is common and widespread in Tasmania.^[2]^[3]^[9]

Related Research Articles

Styphelia adscendens, commonly known as golden heath, is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a prostrate or low-lying shrub with lance-shaped leaves and cream-coloured, pale yellowish-green or reddish flowers arranged singly or in paris in leaf axils.

Leucopogon juniperinus, commonly known as prickly beard-heath, is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia. It is an erect, densely-branched shrub with oblong to more or less egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and white, tube-shaped flowers arranged singly in upper leaf axils.

Leucopogon microphyllus is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a bushy or spreading shrub with egg-shaped leaves, sometimes with the narrower end towards the base, and compact spikes of usually four to nine white, tube-shaped flowers.

Leucopogon rubricaulis is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is an erect, open shrub with narrowly egg-shaped or narrowly elliptic leaves and white, tube-shaped flowers arranged on the ends of branches and in upper leaf axils in groups of four to thirteen.

Leucopogon obovatus is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with hairy young branchlets, variably-shaped, simple leaves, and erect clusters of 3 to 15 white, bell-shaped flowers on the ends of branches and in upper leaf axils.

Leucopogon pendulus 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, straggling shrub with oblong leaves and white, tube-shaped flowers that are bearded inside.

Leucopogon gracilis is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is a spindly shrub with wiry branchlets, linear to lance-shaped leaves, and dense spikes of white or pinkish flowers.

Leucopogon muticus, commonly knwon as blunt beard-heath, is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is an erect, straggling shrub with egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and small numbers of white, tube-shaped flowers that are densely bearded inside.

Leucopogon cuspidatus is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the central Queensland coast. It is a shrub with densely hairy young branchlets, egg-shaped to lance-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and white, bell-shaped flowers that are bearded inside.

Leucopogon assimilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is an erect, slender shrub with linear or lance-shaped leaves and pink to white, tube-shaped flowers.

Leucopogon deformis is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to eastern coastal Australia. It is a bushy shrub with narrowly egg-shaped leaves, and white, tube-shaped flowers.

Leucopogon flexifolius is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to south-east Queensland. It is a rigid shrub with many softly-hairy branchlets, crowded, sharply-pointed linear to lance-shaped leaves, and small, white, bell-shaped flowers that are bearded inside.

Leucopogon glabellus is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, glabrous shrub with slender branchlets, heart-shaped to lance-shaped leaves, and cylindrical spikes of white flowers.

Leucopogon imbricatus is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to south-east Queensland. It is an erect shrub with glabrous branches, crowded, often overlapping, egg-shaped leaves, and white, bell-shaped flowers that are bearded inside.

Leucopogon interruptus is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is a spreading, glabrous shrub with oval to oblong leaves crowded at the ends of branches, and many small, white, tube-shaped flowers that are bearded inside.

Leucopogon leptospermoides is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is an erect, bushy shrub with elliptic to lance-shaped or oblong leaves, and white, tube-shaped flowers usually arranged singly in upper leaf axils.

Leucopogon margarodes is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to near-coastal areas of eastern Australia. It is an erect, spreading shrub with egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and small numbers of white, tube-shaped flowers usually arranged singly or in pairs in upper leaf axils.

Leucopogon propinquus 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, rigid shrub with linear leaves and white, tube-shaped flowers usually arranged in pairs or threes in leaf axils.

Leucopogon rotundifolius is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is an erect, bushy shrub with round or egg-shaped leaves, the narrower end towards the base, and white, tube-shaped flowers arranged in leaf axils in groups of 2 or 3.

Leucopogon virgatus, commonly known as common beard-heath, is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is an erect to low-lying shrub with linear to narrowly lance-shaped or egg-shaped leaves, and erect clusters of three to seven white, tube-shaped flowers on the ends of branches and in upper leaf axils.

References

1 2 "Leucopogon collinus". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
1 2 3 Stajsic, Val. "Leucopogon collinus". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
1 2 Powell, Jocelyn M. "Leucopogon collinus". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
↑ "Styphelia collina". APNI. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
↑ Labillardière, Jacques (1810). Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen. Paris. p. 47. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
↑ "Leucopogon collinus". APNI. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
↑ Brown, Robert (1810). Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805. London. p. 543. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
↑ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 166. ISBN 9780958034180.
↑ Jordan, Greg. "Leucopogon collinus". University of Tasmania. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[APC-1] 1 2 "Leucopogon collinus". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

[RBGV-2] 1 2 3 Stajsic, Val. "Leucopogon collinus". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

[RBGS-3] 1 2 Powell, Jocelyn M. "Leucopogon collinus". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

[APNI1-4] "Styphelia collina". APNI. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

[Labill.-5] Labillardière, Jacques (1810). Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen. Paris. p. 47. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

[APNI-6] "Leucopogon collinus". APNI. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

[R.Br.-7] Brown, Robert (1810). Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805. London. p. 543. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

[Sharr-8] Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 166. ISBN 9780958034180.

[utas-9] Jordan, Greg. "Leucopogon collinus". University of Tasmania. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]