| Cryptandra leucopogon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Genus: | Cryptandra |
| Species: | C. leucopogon |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptandra leucopogon Meisn. ex Reissek | |
Cryptandra leucopogon is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is a shrub that typically grows to a height of 5–20 cm (2.0–7.9 in) and has white to cream-coloured flowers from July to October. It was first formally described in 1848 by Siegfried Reissek in Plantae Preissianae from an unpublished description by Carl Meissner. The specific epithet (leucopogon) means "white beard".
This cryptandra grows on undulating plains in the Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest and Mallee bioregions of south-western Western Australia.
References
- "Cryptandra leucopogon". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Cryptandra leucopogon". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- "Cryptandra leucopogon". APNI. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- Reissek, Siegfried; Lehmann, Johann G.C. (1848). Plantae Preissianae. Vol. 2. Hamburg: Sumptibus Meissneri. pp. 287–288. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 239. ISBN 9780958034180.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Cryptandra leucopogon | |