Leucopogon gracillimus

Leucopogon gracillimus is a shrub in the family Ericaceae. It is native to Western Australia.

Description

Leucopogon gracillimus is an erect slender shrub, growing to heights of from 0.2 m to 1.5 m high. Its white flowers are seen from May to September.

Distribution and habitat

It is found in the IBRA Regions of: Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, and the Swan Coastal Plain, growing
on sandy and gravelly soils, on plains, low ridges, seasonally wet flats, and outcrops.

Taxonomy

It was first described in 1839 by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle. The specific epithet, gracillimus, derives from the Latin adjective, gracilis and describes the plant as being very slender.