Hibbertia aurea facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Hibbertia aurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Dilleniales
Family:	Dilleniaceae
Genus:	Hibbertia
Species:	H. aurea
Binomial name
Hibbertia aurea Steud.
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The Hibbertia aurea is a beautiful shrub. It belongs to the Dilleniaceae plant family. You can find it growing naturally in Western Australia.

What Does It Look Like?

This shrub stands upright and has many branches. It usually grows to be about 0.25 to 1 meter tall. That's like a small bush! Its leaves are tiny and green. They are about 20 millimeters long and only 1 millimeter wide. Imagine a very thin, small leaf. The Hibbertia aurea blooms with bright yellow flowers. This happens between July and October. Each flower is about 15 millimeters across. That's roughly the size of a small coin.

How It Got Its Name

A botanist named Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel first officially described this plant. He did this in 1845. It was part of a bigger book by Johann Georg Christian Lehmann. The name aurea comes from a Latin word. It means "gold." This is because of the plant's bright yellow flowers.

Where It Grows

You can find the Hibbertia aurea mostly along the west coast of Western Australia. It grows in several regions. These include the Mid West, Wheatbelt, Peel, and South West areas. It grows from Geraldton in the north down to Nannup in the south. This plant likes to grow in soils that contain granite or laterite.