Verticordia elizabethiae
| Verticordia elizabethiae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Verticordia |
| Subgenus: | Verticordia subg. Eperephes |
| Section: | Verticordia sect. Verticordella |
| Species: | V. elizabethiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Verticordia elizabethiae | |
Verticordia elizabethiae, named as Elizabeth's featherflower, is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. An endemic species of Southwest Australia, it occurs near salt lakes as an erect bushy shrub.
Taxonomy
A species of Verticordia, the featherflowers, assigned to a section of the genus Verticordia sect. Verticordella.[1] The type was collected in 2018 at a location reported imprecisely as Baladjie. Previously collected specimens, including one made by Charles Gardener in 1926 and another recognised as Verticordia sp. Koolyanobbing,[2] were assigned by the authors, Barbara Rye and Matthew Barrett, to the new species.[1]
The specific epithet honours the extensive contribution of Elizabeth Anne (Berndt) George, née Sykes (1935-2012) to the collection and research of verticordias.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Rye, Barbara; Barrett, M. D. (2020). "A new species that's worth its salt: Verticordia elizabethiae (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae), a salt-tolerant rarity from semi-arid Western Australia". Nuytia. 31: 259–262, Fig. 1.
- ^ a b "Verticordia sp. Koolyanobbing (B.H. Smith 1457)r". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ " Verticordia elizabethiae Rye & M.D.Barrett Elizabeth's Featherflower". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.