Leucopogon cordatus

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Leucopogon cordatus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Leucopogon
Species:
L. cordatus
Binomial name
Leucopogon cordatus
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Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms

Styphelia cordata(Sond.) F.Muell. nom.illeg.

Leucopogon cordatus is a small plant in the family Ericaceae, endemic to Western Australia. [3] It is an erect spreading shrub, growing from 0.35 m to 1 m high, on sandy soils often over granite laterite or limestone. Its white flowers may be seen from July to November. [3]

It was first described in 1845 by Otto Wilhelm Sonder. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Leucopogon cordatus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. 1 2 Sonder, O.W. (1845). Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.). "Epacrideae". Plantae Preissianae. 1 (2): 313.
  3. 1 2 "Leucopogon cordatus". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.