Hibbertia nymphaea

Hibbertia nymphaea is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a prostrate or straggling shrub that typically grows to a height of 40 cm (16 in) and flowers between August and October producing yellow flowers.[2] It was first formally described in 1904 by Ludwig Diels in Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie.[3] The specific epithet (nymphaea) is a reference to nymphs who live in fountains and rivers.[4]

Hibbertia nymphaea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Dilleniales
Family: Dilleniaceae
Genus: Hibbertia
Species:
H. nymphaea
Binomial name
Hibbertia nymphaea

Hibbertia nymphaea grows in seasonally wet places and near rivers in the Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren biogeographic regions of south-western Western Australia.[2]

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References

  1. "Hibbertia nymphaea". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. "Hibbertia nymphaea". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. "Hibbertia nymphaea". APNI. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  4. Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 262. ISBN 9780958034180.
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