Lissanthe powelliae is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect to spreading, branching shrub that typically grows up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) high. The flowers are white and borne on a pedicel above bracteoles and are hairy in the lobes and in the throat. Flowering occurs from July to September.[2]
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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: | Lissanthe |
| Species: | L. powelliae
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| Lissanthe powelliae | |
Lissanthe powelliae was first formally described in 2003 by Darren Crayn and Elizabeth Brown in Australian Systematic Botany from specimens collected about 35 km (22 mi) east of Jurien Bay in 1992.[3] The specific epithet (powelliae) honours Jocelyn Marie Powell.[4]
This species grows on slopes and on the base of breakaways in the Geraldton Sandplains bioregion of south-western Western Australia.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Lissanthe powelliae". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Lissanthe powelliae". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Lissanthe powelliae". APNI. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 282. ISBN 9780958034180.