Hibbertia eatoniae is a shrub in the family Dilleniaceae family and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, wiry shrub that typically grows to a height of 15–60 cm (5.9–23.6 in). It flowers from May to October and produces yellow flowers. It is similar to Hibbertia ancistrophylla but has leaves with short, scale-covered petioles, flowers with peduncles and hairy carpels and to H. lepidocalyx but has smaller leaves.[2][3] It was first formally described in 1904 by Ludwig Diels in Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie.[4] The specific epithet (eatoniae) honours Alice Eaton of Youndegin, who collected the type specimens.[5]

Hibbertia eatoniae
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Dilleniales
Family: Dilleniaceae
Genus: Hibbertia
Species:
H. eatoniae
Binomial name
Hibbertia eatoniae

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  1. ^ "Hibbertia eatoniae". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Hibbertia eatoniae". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. ^ Wheeler, Judith R. (2002). "Miscellaneous new species of Hibbertia (Dilleniaceae) from the wheatbelt and pastoral areas of Western Australia" (PDF). Nuytsia. 15 (1): 140–147. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Hibbertia eatoniae". APNI. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  5. ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 189. ISBN 9780958034180.