''Lissanthe powelliae'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is

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to the

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of Western Australia. It is an erect to spreading, branching shrub that typically grows up to high. The flowers are white and borne on a

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above bracteoles and are hairy in the lobes and in the throat. Flowering occurs from July to September. ''Lissanthe powelliae'' was first formally described in 2003 by Darren Crayn and Elizabeth Brown in '' Australian Systematic Botany'' from specimens collected about east of Jurien Bay in 1992. The

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(''powelliae'') honours

Jocelyn Marie Powell Jocelyn is a surname and first name. It is a unisex (male/female) name. Variants include Jocelin, Jocelyne, Jocelynn, Jocelynne, Joscelin, Josceline, Joscelyn, Joscelynn, Joscelynne, Joseline, Joselyn, Joselyne, Joslin, Joslyn, Josselin, Josselyn, ...

. This species grows on slopes and on the base of breakaways in the Geraldton Sandplains bioregion of south-western Western Australia.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q17242823 powelliae Ericales of Australia Flora of Western Australia Plants described in 2003