Leucopogon gracillimus

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|species = gracillimus

|authority = DC.{{APNI2 | name =Leucopogon gracillimus | id =99667 }}{{cite journal|author=Candolle, A.P. de |editor= Candolle, A.P. de |date=1839|title= Epacridaceae|journal= Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis|volume= 7|issue=2|page=747|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/151376}}

|synonyms = Styphelia gracillima (DC.) F.Muell.

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Leucopogon gracillimus is a shrub in the family Ericaceae. It is native to Western Australia.{{FloraBase|id=6400|name =Leucopogon gracillimus}}

Description

Leucopogon gracillimus is an erect slender shrub, growing to heights of from 0.2 m to 1.5 m high. Its white flowers are seen from May to September.

Distribution and habitat

It is found in the IBRA Regions of: Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, and the Swan Coastal Plain, growing

on sandy and gravelly soils, on plains, low ridges, seasonally wet flats, and outcrops.

Taxonomy

It was first described in 1839 by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle. The specific epithet, gracillimus, derives from the Latin adjective, gracilis ("slender") and describes the plant as being very slender.

References

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{{cite web|author=Backer, C.A. |date=1936|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/back062verk02_01/back062verk02_01_0001.php | title=Verklarend woordenboek der wetenschappelijke namen van de in Nederland en Nederlandsch-Indië in het wild groeiende en in tuinen en parken gekweekte varens en hoogere planten (Edition Nicoline van der Sijs).] (Explanatory dictionary of the scientific names of .. plants grown in the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies...)|page=745}}

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gracillimus

Category:Ericales of Australia

Category:Eudicots of Western Australia

Category:Plants described in 1839