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Hibbertia nutans

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Hibbertia nutans, commonly known as nodding guinea flower,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.2–1.0 m (7.9 in – 3 ft 3.4 in) and flowers between August and October producing yellow flowers.[2] It was first formally described in 1863 by George Bentham in Flora Australiensis from specimens collected in 1843 by James Drummond in the Swan River Colony.[3][4] The specific epithet (nutans) means "nodding".[5]

Hibbertia nutans grows on rocky granite slopes and on granite rocks in the Avon Wheatbelt and Mallee biogeographic regions of south-western Western Australia.[2][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hibbertia nutans". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Hibbertia nutans". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. ^ "Hibbertia nutans". APNI. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. ^ Bentham, George; von Mueller, Ferdinand (1863). Flora Australiensis. London: Lovell Reeve & Co. p. 40. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  5. ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 262. ISBN 9780958034180.
  6. ^ Paczkowska, Grazyna (2000). The Western Australian flora : a descriptive catalogue. Perth: Wildflower Society of Western Australia. p. 224. ISBN 0646401009.
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Hibbertia nutans: Brief Summary

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Hibbertia nutans, commonly known as nodding guinea flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.2–1.0 m (7.9 in – 3 ft 3.4 in) and flowers between August and October producing yellow flowers. It was first formally described in 1863 by George Bentham in Flora Australiensis from specimens collected in 1843 by James Drummond in the Swan River Colony. The specific epithet (nutans) means "nodding".

Hibbertia nutans grows on rocky granite slopes and on granite rocks in the Avon Wheatbelt and Mallee biogeographic regions of south-western Western Australia.

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