Hibbertia nutans
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| Nodding guinea flower | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Dilleniales |
| Family: | Dilleniaceae |
| Genus: | Hibbertia |
| Species: | H. nutans |
| Binomial name | |
| Hibbertia nutans | |
Hibbertia nutans, commonly known as nodding guinea flower,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.2–1.0 m (7.9 in – 3 ft 3.4 in) and flowers between August and October producing yellow flowers.[2] It was first formally described in 1863 by George Bentham in Flora Australiensis from specimens collected in 1843 by James Drummond in the Swan River Colony.[3][4] The specific epithet (nutans) means "nodding".[5]
Hibbertia nutans grows on rocky granite slopes and on granite rocks in the Avon Wheatbelt and Mallee biogeographic regions of south-western Western Australia.[2][6]