Leucopogon neurophyllus

Leucopogon neurophyllus
	In Grampians National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Leucopogon
Species:	L. neurophyllus
Binomial name
	Leucopogon neurophyllus; F.Muell.
	Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms
	Leucopogon lanceolatus var. alpestrisBenth.; Leucopogon neurophyllusF.Muell. nom. inval., nom. nud.; Styphelia neurophylla(F.Muell.) J.H.Willis ;

Last updated May 07, 2023

Leucopogon neurophyllus, commonly known as veined beard-heath,^[2] is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to Victoria in Australia. It is a dense shrub with many branches, erect, narrowly elliptic leaves, and white, tube-shaped flowers that are densely bearded inside.

Description

Leucopogon neurophyllus is a dense shrub that typically grows to a height of up to about 2 m (6 ft 7 in), its many branchlets glabrous. The leaves are erect, narrowly elliptic, 12–45 mm (0.47–1.77 in) long and 2–8 mm (0.079–0.315 in) wide and glabrous with 3 to 7 translucent, parallel veins. The flowers are erect and arranged in groups of 3 to 11 on the ends of branches and in upper leaf axils with egg-shaped bracteoles 0.9–1.8 mm (0.035–0.071 in) long at the base. The sepals are egg-shaped, 1.6–3.2 mm (0.063–0.126 in) long, the petals white and 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) long with lobes about the same length as the petal tube, and densely bearded inside. Flowering occurs from September to January and the fruit is a spherical or oval drupe about 2.5 mm (0.098 in) long.^[2]^[3]

Taxonomy

Leucopogon neurophyllus was first formally described in 1858 by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in his Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae , based on plant material collected at Mount William in the Grampians.^[4] The specific epithet (neurophyllus) means "nerve-leaved".^[5]

Distribution and habitat

Veined beard-heath is only found in the higher parts of the Grampians National Park and nearby peaks, where it grows in forest and rocky shrubland.^[2]

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References

1 2 "Leucopogon neurophyllus". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
1 2 3 Powell, Jocelyn M.; Walsh, Neville G.; Brown, Elizabeth A. "Leucopogon neurophyllus". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
↑ Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.
↑ "Leucopogon neurophyllus". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
↑ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 260. ISBN 9780958034180.

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[APC-1] 1 2 "Leucopogon neurophyllus". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

[RBGV-2] 1 2 3 Powell, Jocelyn M.; Walsh, Neville G.; Brown, Elizabeth A. "Leucopogon neurophyllus". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

[Viridans-3] Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.

[APNI-4] "Leucopogon neurophyllus". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

[Sharr-5] Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 260. ISBN 9780958034180.

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