Verticordia elizabethiae
Verticordia elizabethiae | |
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Scientific classification | |
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 Gardner 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. A treatment of the population had previously been published by George as an inland variant of Verticordia halophila.[1]
Description
A low growing salt tolerant shrub between 0.4 and 1.2 metres in width and 0.3 to 0.6 m high. The species lacks evidence of a lignotuber.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e 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.