Hibbertia aurea
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| Hibbertia aurea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Dilleniales |
| Family: | Dilleniaceae |
| Genus: | Hibbertia |
| Species: | H. aurea |
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| Hibbertia aurea | |
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Hibbertia aurea Steud. var. aurea | |
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Hibbertia aurea is a shrub in the Dilleniaceae family that is native to Western Australia.[2]
The erect and multi-branched shrub typically grows to a height of 0.25 to 1.0 m (9.8 in to 3 ft 3.4 in).[2] The small green leaves are around 20 mm (0.79 in) in length with a width of 1 mm (0.039 in).[3] It blooms between July and October and produces yellow flowers.[2] The flowers have a diameter of around 15 mm (0.59 in).[3]
Taxonomy
The species was first formally described by the botanist Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel in 1845 as part of Johann Georg Christian Lehmann's work Dilleniaceae. Plantae Preissianae.[4] The specific epithet is taken from the Latin word meaning gold in reference to the colour of the flower.[3]