Hibbertia vestita

Hibbertia vestita
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: unplaced
Family: Dilleniaceae
Genus: Hibbertia
Species: H. vestita
Binomial name
Hibbertia vestita
Benth.

Hibbertia vestita, commonly known as Hairy Guinea-flower, is a small shrub that is native to Australia. It grows to 30 cm high and has yellow flowers which appear throughout the year.[1]

The species was first formally described and named by English botanist George Bentham, his description published in Flora Australiensis in 1863.[2]

Hibbertia vestita occurs in dry forest and coastal heath in New South Wales and Queensland.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Hibbertia vestita". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  2. "Hibbertia vestita". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 23 April 2011.