Verticordia pritzelii
| Verticordia pritzelii | |
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| Illustration from the species first description | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Verticordia |
| Species: | V. pritzelii |
| Binomial name | |
| Verticordia pritzelii Diels[1] | |
Verticordia pritzelii is a woody shrub found in Western Australia. It is sometimes referred to as Pritzel's featherflower.
It has rounded groups of red, pink or purple flowers that appear between November (or October) and January. The species is found in yellow or white to grey, sand, on undulating plains in the Southwest and Eremaean regions of the state, especially arid inland regions. It has also been found nearer the coast at Indarra springs east of Geraldton. The habit is low-growing and compact, 0.1–0.9 metres in height and 0.15–0.45 metres in width, and may have one or several basal stems. It does not possess a lignotuber.
The deep colouration of the flowers and its compact habit distinguish the species from other members of Verticordia sect. Catoclypta.
It was first described by Ludwig Diels in 1905; the specific epithet is named for his colleague Ernst Pritzel. The original type specimen was collected by Pritzel in 1901, at Coolgardie, during his visit with the author. This appears to have been lost when the Berlin Herbarium was bombed in World War II. Earlier collections were made in the late 19th century.
References
- ↑ Botanische Jahrbucher fur Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 35 1904 "in distr. Coolgardie pr. Bronti inter fruticeta aperta in arenosis fl. m. Nov. (D. 5596); pr. Ghooli in fruticetis apertis arenosis fl. m. Oct. (E.PRITZEL PL. Austr. occ. 876), pr. Karalee in fruticetis apertis arenosis fl. m. Nov. (D. 5568); pr. Gnarlbine (HELMS in Exped. Elder, vidi in Hb. Melbourne ...)."
- Elizabeth A. (Berndt) George; Margaret Pieroni (illustrator) (2002). "Pl. 52". Verticordia: the turner of hearts. Crawley: University of Western Australia Press. p. 284. ISBN 1-876268-46-8.
- "Verticordia pritzelii". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). "Plant Name Search Results" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2008-11-16.