Hibbertia dentata
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Hibbertia dentata is an ornamental plant
in the Dilleniaceae
family, which is native to Australia
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Found in woodland in Eastern Australia, it is a trailing or twining vine with leaves with several small 'teeth' on the margins and bright yellow flowers in early spring.
The species was first formally described in 1817 in Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturale. It occurs in open forest or on the edge of rainforest in Queensland
. New South Wales
and Victoria
.
Hibbertia dentata is an easy plant to cultivate and more shade tolerant than the widely cultivated H. scandens
.
Ornamental plant
Ornamental plants are plants that are grown for decorative purposes in gardens and landscape design projects, as house plants, for cut flowers and specimen display...
in the Dilleniaceae
Dilleniaceae
Dilleniaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants. Such a family has been universally recognized by taxonomists. It is known to gardeners for the genus Hibbertia, which contains many commercially valuable garden species....
family, which is native to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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Found in woodland in Eastern Australia, it is a trailing or twining vine with leaves with several small 'teeth' on the margins and bright yellow flowers in early spring.
The species was first formally described in 1817 in Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturale. It occurs in open forest or on the edge of rainforest in Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
. New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
and Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
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Hibbertia dentata is an easy plant to cultivate and more shade tolerant than the widely cultivated H. scandens
Hibbertia scandens
Hibbertia scandens is a vine which is native to Australia.-Description:...
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