Leucopogon ozothamnoides

Priority One — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Leucopogon
Species:
L. ozothamnoides
Binomial name
Leucopogon ozothamnoides
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[1]

Styphelia ozothamnoides (Benth.) F.Muell.

Leucopogon ozothamnoides is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a weak shrub that typically grows to a height of up to about 20 cm (7.9 in). Its leaves are egg-shaped and striated, 2.0–4.2 mm (0.079–0.165 in) long and pressed closely against the stem. In other respects, it is very similar to Leucopogon fimbriatus.[2][3]

The species was first formally described in 1868 by George Bentham in Flora Australiensis from specimens collected by Augustus Oldfield in a "dry sandy situation near Kinderup.[2][4] The specific epithet (ozothamnoides) means "Ozothamnus-like".[5]

Leucopogon ozothamnoides occurs in the Avon Wheatbelt and Jarrah Forest bioregions of south-western Western Australia and is listed "Priority One" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[3] meaning that it is known from only one or a few locations which are potentially at risk.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Leucopogon ozothamnoides". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 Bentham, George; von Mueller, Ferdinand (1868). Flora Australiensis. Vol. 4. London: Lovell Reeve & Co. p. 205. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Leucopogon ozothamnoides". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  4. ↑ "Leucopogon ozothamnoides". APNI. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  5. ↑ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 268. ISBN 9780958034180.
  6. ↑ "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 28 March 2023.


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