Hibbertia gracilipes | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Dilleniales |
Family: | Dilleniaceae |
Genus: | Hibbertia |
Species: | H. gracilipes
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Binomial name | |
Hibbertia gracilipes |
Hibbertia gracilipes is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, multi-stemmed shrub that typically grows to a height of 15–60 cm (5.9–23.6 in). It blooms between March and December producing yellow flowers. [2] First formally described in 1863 by George Bentham in Flora Australiensis, [3] [4] the specific epithet (gracilipes) means "thin foot", referring to the peduncles. [5]
This species is found in the Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest and Mallee biogeographic regions in the south-west of Western Australia where it grows on rocky hillsides and sandplains. [2]