Leucopogon opponens
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| Leucopogon opponens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Leucopogon |
| Species: | L. opponens |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucopogon opponens | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Styphelia opponens F.Muell. | |
Leucopogon opponens is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, slender shrub with its leaves arranged in opposite pairs, and white, tube-shaped flowers.
Leucopogon opponens is an erect, slender shrub that typically grows to a height of 30–70 cm (12–28 in) and has thin, arching branches. Its leaves are arranged in opposite pairs, 4.0–6.3 mm (0.16–0.25 in) long on a distinct petiole, the edges of the leaves rolled under, and the lower surface with 2 longitudinal furrows. The flowers are arranged on the ends of branches or in leaf axils in short, dense spikes. The bracts are concave and shorter than the bracteoles that are about half as long as the sepals. The sepals are 2.6–3.2 mm (0.10–0.13 in) long and the petals less than 4.2 mm (0.17 in) long, the lobes slightly longer than the petal tube. Flowering mainly occurs from July to October.[2][3]