Lissanthe scabra
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| Lissanthe scabra | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Lissanthe |
| Species: | L. scabra |
| Binomial name | |
| Lissanthe scabra | |
Lissanthe scabra is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a rigid, erect, 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.[2]
Lissanthe scabra was first formally described in 2003 by Darren Crayn and Elizabeth Brown in Australian Systematic Botany from specimens collected by Michael Hislop in 2000.[3] The specific epithet (scabra) means "rough", referring to the stem.[4]
This species grows on breakaways and uplands in the Avon Wheatbelt and Coolgardie bioregions of south-western Western Australia. It is listed as "Priority Two" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[2] meaning that it is poorly known and from only one or a few locations.[5]
