Leucopogon muticus

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Leucopogon muticus
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Leucopogon
Species:
L. muticus
Binomial name
Leucopogon muticus
R.Br.[1][2]
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Occurrence data from AVH


Leucopogon muticus (Blunt beard heath) is a straggly shrub in the Ericaceae family, found growing in dry sclerophyll forest and exposed situations on sandy soil, in New South Wales and Queensland.[3]

Its white scented flowers may be seen from July to October.[3]

Taxonomy and naming[]

Leucopogon muticus was first formally described in 1810 by Robert Brown.[1][2]


References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Leucopogon muticus". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Brown, Robert, 1773-1858 (1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum (in Latin), London: Typis R Taylor, veneunt apud J. Johnson, p. 543, doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.6720, OCLC 9885199, OL 13508332M, Wikidata Q51522645CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Powell, J.M. (1992). "NSW PlantNet: Leucopogon muticus". Flora of New South Wales. 3. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
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