Leucopogon tamariscinus

Leucopogon tamariscinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Leucopogon
Species:	L. tamariscinus
Binomial name
	Leucopogon tamariscinus; R.Br.
	Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms
	Leucopogon parvifolius DC. ; Leucopogon vaginans Sond. ; Styphelia tamariscina(R.Br.) Spreng. ;

Last updated July 09, 2023

Leucopogon tamariscinus is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with egg-shaped or lance-shaped leaves and white, tube-shaped flowers arranged in dense spikes on the ends of branches.

Description

Leucopogon tamariscinus is an erect, sparsely-branched shrub that typically grows to 30–70 cm (12–28 in) high and has wand-like branches. The leaves are egg-shaped or lance-shaped, 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) long, and almost stem-clasping. The flowers are borne on the ends of branches in many-flowered, cylindrical spikes 12–25 mm (0.47–0.98 in) long. There are small, leaf-like bracts and broad bracteoles less than half as long as the sepals. The sepals are less than 2 mm (0.079 in) long, and the petals are white, 2.6–3.2 mm (0.10–0.13 in) long and joined at the base forming a tube with lobes about the same length as the petal tube. Flowering mainly occurs from July to December.^[2]^[3]

Taxonomy

Leucopogon tamariscinus was first formally described in 1810 by Robert Brown in his Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen .^[4]^[5] The specific epithet (tamariscinus) means " Tamarix -like".^[6]

Distribution and habitat

This leucopogon grows on sandplains and on laterite ridges in the Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest and Mallee bioregions of southern Western Australia.^[3]

Conservation status

Leucopogon tamariscinus is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.^[3]

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References

1 2 "Leucopogon tamariscinus". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
↑ Bentham, George (1868). Flora Australiensis. Vol. 4. London: Lovell Reeve & Co. pp. 196–197. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
1 2 3 "Leucopogon tamariscinus". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
↑ "Leucopogon tamariscinus". APNI. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
↑ Brown, Robert (1810). Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. London. p. 544. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
↑ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 320. ISBN 9780958034180.

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[APC-1] 1 2 "Leucopogon tamariscinus". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 31 May 2023.

[Benth.-2] Bentham, George (1868). Flora Australiensis. Vol. 4. London: Lovell Reeve & Co. pp. 196–197. Retrieved 25 May 2023.

[FB-3] 1 2 3 "Leucopogon tamariscinus". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.

[APNI-4] "Leucopogon tamariscinus". APNI. Retrieved 31 May 2023.

[R.Br.-5] Brown, Robert (1810). Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. London. p. 544. Retrieved 31 May 2023.

[Sharr-6] Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 320. ISBN 9780958034180.

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