Hibbertia lasiopus is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is prostrate, ascending sometimes erect shrub that typically grows to a height of 10–50 cm (3.9–19.7 in).[2] It was first formally described in 1863 by George Bentham in Flora Australiensis from specimens collected from the Swan River Colony by James Drummond.[3][4] The specific epithet (lasiopus) means "shaggy foot", referring to the flowers' hairy peduncles.[5]
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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. lasiopus
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Hibbertia lasiopus grows in soils derived from laterite in the Avon Wheatbelt, Jarrah Forest and Swan Coastal Plain biogeographic regions of south-western Western Australia. It is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Hibbertia lasiopus". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Hibbertia lasiopus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Hibbertia lasiopus". APNI. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ Bentham, George; von Mueller, Ferdinand (1863). Flora Australiensis. Vol. 1. London: Lovell Reeve & Co. p. 40. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 235. ISBN 9780958034180.