Verticordia patens
| Verticordia patens | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Verticordia |
| Species: | V. patens |
| Binomial name | |
| Verticordia patens A.S.George | |
Verticordia patens is a slender woody shrub found in Western Australia. It is between 200 - 1300 mm tall and has yellow and green flowers, held out in rounded bunches. It was first described in The Western Australian Naturalist (10: 30, 1966) by Alexander George, from a collection he made at Moore River, Western Australia i 1964. George recorded that the species was found "in sandy clay with Eucalyptus calophylla and Dryandra sessilis" (later transferred to Banksia sessilis). The species has been found in a range of gravelly or sandy soils, specimens have been recorded at the Geraldton Sandplains and inland to the Jarrah Forest, a collection has also been made on the Esperance Plains.
References
- Elizabeth A. (Berndt) George; Margaret Pieroni (illustrator) (2002). Verticordia: the turner of hearts. Crawley: University of Western Australia Press. ISBN 1-876268-46-8.
- "Verticordia patens". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- "Verticordia patens". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
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