Hibbertia bracteata

Hibbertia bracteata is a species of perennial shrub, in the family Dilleniaceae, that is endemic to the Sydney and Blue Mountains region in Australia. It has small yellow five-petalled flowers. Each flower sits on a ring of brown bracts. Flowering occurs from late winter to summer. This plant may reach one metre in height, the habitat is heath and woodland.[1][2]

Hibbertia bracteata
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Dilleniales
Family: Dilleniaceae
Genus: Hibbertia
Species:
H. bracteata
Binomial name
Hibbertia bracteata

References

  1. Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 159
  2. "Hibbertia bracteata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 16 August 2019.


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