Verticordia fastigiata
| Verticordia fastigiata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Verticordia |
| Species: | V. fastigiata |
| Binomial name | |
| Verticordia fastigiata Turcz. | |
Verticordia fastigiata, commonly known as mouse featherflower, is a flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. The species is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It grows as a prostrate or low shrub, between 0.2 to 0.5 metres high and 0.6 metres wide. Green, yellow or orange-red flowers appear between January and July in the species native range.[1]
The species was formally described in 1852 by Russian botanist Nikolai Turczaninow based on plant material collected by James Drummond.[2] Verticordia conferta, a species described by botanist George Bentham in 1871 from specimens collected from poorly drained areas near East Mount Barren, has been placed in synonymy with this species.[2]
References
- ↑ "Verticordia fastigiata". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- 1 2 "Verticordia fastigiata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
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