Xanthosia huegelii

Common name: Heath Xanthosia

Meaning of name:

Xanthosia is from the Greek word xanthos meaning yellow. It refers to the colour of the hairs found on some species. Huegelii honours Carl Alexander Anselm, Baron von Hugel (1796 – 1870), an Austrian traveller and naturalist who visited the Swan River and King George Sound in 1833.

Distribution:

Occurs in the southwest of Western Australia. Also occurs in south eastern Australia.

Description:

An erect or spreading herb to 30 centimetres tall. The flowers are produced from August to November.

References:

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.

Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2894397

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/6289