About Hibbertia hemignosta (Steud.) J.R.Wheeler
Hibbertia hemignosta is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae, and it is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a prostrate to erect shrub that typically reaches a height of 30 to 50 cm (12 to 20 inches).
It was first formally described in 1845 by Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel, who published it under the name Pleurandra hemignosta in Lehmann's Plantae Preissianae. In 2002, Judy Wheeler changed its name to Hibbertia hemignosta in the Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. The specific epithet hemignosta means "half-known", but no reason for choosing this name was recorded.
This plant grows on sandplains, flats and slopes across the Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren biogeographic regions of south-western Western Australia. It is classified as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife.
