Leucopogon concinnus

Leucopogon concinnus is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a low-lying shrub with many branches. Its leaves are egg-shaped or oblong, 2–4 mm (0.079–0.157 in) long with a small point on the end and the ends rolled under. The flowers are arranged singly or in pairs in leaf axils on a short peduncle. The sepals, petal tube and petal lobes are about 2 mm (0.079 in) long.[2]

Leucopogon concinnus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Leucopogon
Species:
L. concinnus
Binomial name
Leucopogon concinnus
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[1]

Styphelia concinna (Benth.) F.Muell.

The species was first formally described in 1868 by George Bentham in Flora Australiensis.[2][3] The specific epithet (concinnus) means "neat" or "pretty".[4]

Leucopogon concinnus occurs in the Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest and Mallee bioregions of south-western Western Australia and is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[5]

References
  1. "Leucopogon concinnus". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  2. Bentham, George; von Mueller, Ferdinand (1868). Flora Australiensis. Vol. 4. London: Lovell Reeve & Co. p. 192. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  3. "Leucopogon concinnus". APNI. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  4. Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 168. ISBN 9780958034180.
  5. "Styphelia concinnus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.


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