Hibbertia grossulariifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a prostrate shrub that spreads up to 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) in diameter and has yellow flowers that appear between August and December in the species' native range.[2]
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| Hibbertia grossulariifolia near Mammoth Cave | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Dilleniales |
| Family: | Dilleniaceae |
| Genus: | Hibbertia |
| Species: | H. grossulariifolia
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| Hibbertia grossulariifolia | |
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The species was first formally described in 1807 by English botanist Richard Salisbury and was given the name Burtonia grossulariaefolia in The Paradisus Londinensis.[3][4] Later in the same year, Salisbury changed the name to Hibbertia grossulariifolia.[5] The specific epithet (grossulariifolia) means "Grossularia-leaved".[6]
References edit
- ^ a b "Hibbertia grossulariifolia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Hibbertia grossulariifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Burtonia grossulariaefolia". APNI. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ Salisbury, Richard (1807). Paradisus Londinensis. London. p. 73. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Hibbertia grossulariifolia". APNI. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 211. ISBN 9780958034180.