Leucopogon compactus is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with oblong leaves and dense clusters of white, tube-shaped flowers.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Leucopogon |
| Species: | L. compactus
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Description
editLeucopogon compactus is a shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.3–1 m (1 ft 0 in – 3 ft 3 in), its leaves and branches covered with grey, shaggy hairs. The leaves are oblong, mostly less than 12 mm (0.47 in) long with the edges rolled under. The flowers are white and arranged in dense clusters on the ends of branches and in upper leaf axils. The sepals are about 2.5 mm (0.098 in) long, with the bracts, covered with long hairs. The petals are about 4 mm (0.16 in) long and the lobes are longer than the petal tube. Flowering occurs from June to August or December.[2][3]
Taxonomy
editLeucopogon compactus was first formally described in 1859 by Sergei Sergeyevich Sheglejev in the Bulletin de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou.[4][5] The specific epithet (compactus) means "compact" or "united".[6]
Distribution and habitat
editThis leucopogon grows on plains and hillslopes in the Esperance Plains bioregion of southern Western Australia.[2]
Conservation status
editLeucopogon compactus is listed as "Priority Four" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[2] meaning that it is rare or near threatened.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Leucopogon compactus". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ a b c "Leucopogon compactus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ Bentham, George; von Mueller, Ferdinand (1868). Flora Australiensis. Vol. 4. London: Lovell Reeve & Co. p. 192. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Leucopogon compactus". APNI. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ Sheglejev, Sergei Sergeyevich (1859). "Epacridearum Novarum". Bulletin de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou. 32 (1): 13. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 167. ISBN 9780958034180.
- ^ "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 11 July 2022.