Leucopogon muticus
Leucopogon muticus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Leucopogon |
Species: | L. muticus
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Binomial name | |
Leucopogon muticus | |
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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[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Leucopogon muticus". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ 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)
- ^ 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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Categories:
- Leucopogon
- Flora of Queensland
- Flora of New South Wales
- Plants described in 1810
- Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)