Lambertia ericifolia

Lambertia ericifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Lambertia
Species: L. ericifolia
Binomial name
Lambertia ericifolia
R.Br.[1]

Lambertia ericifolia , commonly known as Heath-leaved Honeysuckle, is a shrub which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It grow up to 5 metres high and has orange to red flowers which appear from spring to autumn.[2]

The species was formally described in 1830 by botanist Robert Brown based on plant material collected by William Baxter near King George Sound.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Lambertia ericifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Lambertia ericifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.


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