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Dampiera candicans

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Dampiera candicans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Goodeniaceae
Genus: Dampiera
Species:
D. candicans
Binomial name
Dampiera candicans

Dampiera candicans is a plant in the family Goodeniaceae, native to Western Australia[1] and the Northern Territory.[2][3]

Description

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Dampiera candicans is an erect shrub growing to a height of 70 cm tall, with stems covered in brownish or greyish dense intertwined hairs. The upper surface of the leaves usually lose their covering but may have a few large coarse hairs. The lower leaf surface is always has a covering of dense intertwined hairs. The leaf lamina is 3-35 mm by 6-19 mm wide on a stalk (petiole) which is 3-10 mm long. The flowers occur in spikes which are 13-28 cm long. The sepals are about 0.1 mm long and hidden beneath hairs. The fruit is ellipsoidal to obovoid and about 2 mm long. It flowers from April to August, and is distinguished from Dampiera cinerea by its dentate leaf margins and its longer flower spikes.[3]

Distribution & habitat

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It is found in north-western Western Australia and the west of the Northern Territory, growing on sandy and lateritic soils.[3]

Taxonomy & etymology

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It was first described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1876.[4][5] The specific epithet, candicans, is a Latin adjective, candicans, meaning "white", "whitish" or "having white woolly hairs".[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Dampiera candicans". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  2. ^ "Dampiera candicans F.Muell. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Rajput, M.T,M. & Carolin, R.C. (2020). "Dampiera candicans". Flora of Australia. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 11 July 2020.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Dampiera candicans". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  5. ^ Mueller, F.J.H. von (1876). "Goodeniaceae". Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. 10 (85): 86.
  6. ^ "candicans". www.plantillustrations.org. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
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