Andersonia heterophylla is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect or ascending shrub with egg-shaped to more or less linear leaves and white or pink 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: | Andersonia |
| Species: | A. heterophylla
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Description
editAndersonia heterophylla is an erect or ascending shrub that typically grows to a height of up to 10–50 cm (3.9–19.7 in). Its leaves are egg-shaped with a pointed tip to more or less linear, 1–6 mm (0.039–0.236 in) long and 0.5–2 mm (0.020–0.079 in) wide. The flowers have about twelve leaves and leaf-like bracteoles on their stalks, the uppermost about half as long as the sepals. The sepals are lance-shaped or oblong, 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) long and usually hairy. The petals are white or pink, forming a tube shorter than the sepals, with lobes longer than the petal tube and densely bearded inside. The stamens are longer than the petal tube, the anthers linear and tapered near the base.[2][3]
Taxonomy
editAndersonia heterophylla was first formally described in 1845 by Otto Wilhelm Sonder in Lehmann's Plantae Preissianae from specimens collected in the Darling Range in 1839.[2][4][5] The specific epithet (heterophylla) means 'different-' or 'unequal-leaved'.[6]
Distribution and habitat
editThis species of Andersonia grows in open heath in sandy soils between Jurien Bay, Perth and inland to Mogumber in the Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest and Swan Coastal Plain bioregions of south-western Western Australia.[3]
Conservation status
editAndersonia heterophylla is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Andersonia heterophylla". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ a b Watson, Leslie (1962). "A taxonomic revision of the genus Andersonia R.Br. (Epacridaceae)". Kew Bulletin. 16 (1): 100–101. doi:10.2307/4120354. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "Andersonia heterophylla". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Andersonia heterophylla". APNI. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ Sonder, Otto Wilhelm (1845). Lehmann, Johann G.C. (ed.). Plantae Preissianae. Hamburg: Sumptibus Meissneri. pp. 333–334. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. pp. 216–217. ISBN 9780958034180.