| Styphelia pubescens | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Styphelia |
| Species: | S. pubescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Styphelia pubescens | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Leucopogon pubescensS.Moore | |
Styphelia pubescens is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. [2] The species was first formally described in 1920 by Spencer Le Marchant Moore who gave it the name Leucopogon pubescens in the Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany , from specimens collected by Frederick Stoward near Ongerup. [3] [4] In 2020, Michael Hislop, Darren Crayn and Caroline Puente-Lelievre transferred the species to Styphelia as S. pubescens in Australian Systematic Botany . [1] The specific epithet (pubescens) means "covered with soft, fine hairs". [5] Styphelia pubescens is found in the Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest and Swan Coastal Plain bioregions of south-western Western Australia and is listed as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. [2]
