Hibbertia quadricolor is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a sprawling to ascending shrub that typically grows to a height of 10–50 cm (3.9–19.7 in) and produces yellow flowers between July and October.[2]
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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. quadricolor
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| Hibbertia quadricolor | |
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Hibbertia quadricolor Domin var. quadricolor | |
This species was first formally described in 1923 by Karel Domin in the journal Vestnik Kralovske Ceske Spolecnosti Nauk, Trida Matematiko-Prirodevedecke from specimens collected by Arthur Dorrien-Smith.[3] The specific epithet (quadricolor) means "four-coloured", and refers to each of the leaves, bracts, sepals and young leaves being a different colour.[4]
Hibbertia quadricolor grows on ridges, hills and flats in the Jarrah Forest biogeographic region of south-western Western Australia.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Hibbertia quadricolor". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Hibbertia quadricolor". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Hibbertia quadricolor". APNI. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 289. ISBN 9780958034180.