Verticordia citrella

Verticordia citrella
Conservation status
Priority Two — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Verticordia
Species:	V. citrella
Binomial name
Verticordia citrella A.S.George

Verticordia citrella is a woody shrub found in Southwest Australia. The slender and erect shrub is between 0.3 and 1.0 metre tall. The flowers are yellow, almost entirely cover the plant, and appear during October or November. The habitat is swampy or low-lying and damp sands. The shrub occurs in northern parts of the Jarrah Forest and Avon Wheatbelt regions. The species was first described by Alex George in the journal Nuytsia (1991).

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. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |chapterurl= (help)
• "Verticordia citrella". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
• "Verticordia citrella". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.