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Verticordia Hughanii
''Verticordia hughanii'', commonly known as Hughan's featherflower, is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a small shrub with spreading, oblong leaves and spike-like groups of bright red flowers near the ends of the branches. It is a rare plant, only known from three small populations and currently meets the requirements of the World Conservation Union (IUCN 2000) Red List Category "Endangered". Description ''Verticordia hughanii'' is a shrub which grows to high and wide and may be openly or densely branched. Its leaves are elliptic to narrow egg-shaped, long with a rounded end. When the plant is stressed by cold or very hot weather, the colour of the leaves changed to almost purple. The flowers are unscented and arranged in spike-like groups on the ends of the branches, each flower on a stalk long. The floral cup is broadly top-shaped, about long, glabrous, slightly warty and has thick green app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand Von Mueller
Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, (german: Müller; 30 June 1825 – 10 October 1896) was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist. He was appointed government botanist for the then colony of Victoria (Australia) by Governor Charles La Trobe in 1853, and later director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne. He also founded the National Herbarium of Victoria. He named many Australian plants. Early life Mueller was born at Rostock, in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. After the early death of his parents, Frederick and Louisa, his grandparents gave him a good education in Tönning, Schleswig. Apprenticed to a chemist at the age of 15, he passed his pharmaceutical examinations and studied botany under Professor Ernst Ferdinand Nolte (1791–1875) at Kiel University. In 1847, he received his degree of Doctor of Philosophy from Kiel for a thesis on the plants of the southern regions of Schleswig. Mueller's sister Bertha had be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pastoral Farming
Pastoral farming (also known in some regions as ranching, livestock farming or grazing) is aimed at producing livestock, rather than growing crops. Examples include dairy farming, raising beef cattle, and raising sheep for wool. In contrast, arable farming concentrates on crops rather than livestock. Finally, mixed farming incorporates livestock and crops on a single farm. Some mixed farmers grow crops purely as fodder for their livestock; some crop farmers grow fodder and sell it. In some cases (such as in Australia) pastoral farmers are known as ''graziers'', and in some cases ''pastoralists'' (in a use of the term different from traditional nomadic livestock cultures). Pastoral farming is a non-nomadic form of pastoralism in which the livestock farmer has some form of ownership of the land used, giving the farmer more economic incentive to improve the land. Unlike other pastoral systems, pastoral farmers are sedentary and do not change locations in search of fresh resources. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verticordia Wonganensis
''Verticordia wonganensis'' is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a shrub which grows near Wongan Hills and has a single main stem, small leaves and spike-like groups of large, pink, feathery flowers. Description ''Verticordia wonganensis'' is a shrub with a single main branch and which usually grows to a height of and up to wide. The leaves are arranged in decussate pairs, elliptic in shape, long and more or less pressed against the stem. The flowers are scented and arranged in spike-like groups near the ends of the branches, each flower on a spreading stalk about long. The floral cup is top-shaped, about long, has 5 ribs and green appendages and is glabrous and slightly rough. The sepals are long, pink and spreading with 7 to 8 hairy lobes. The petals are bright pink, long and erect with a fringe a further long. The style is long, hairy and curved near the tip. Flowering time is from November t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verticordia Drummondii
''Verticordia drummondii'', commonly known as Drummond's featherflower, is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, openly to densely branched shrub with small, narrow leaves and pink to purple flowers in small heads near the ends of the branches. Description ''Verticordia drummondii'' is a shrub which grows to a height of and a spread of , although sometimes as high as and which has a single, sometimes highly branched stem at its base. Its leaves are narrow egg-shaped, long with a rounded end but with a very short point. The flowers are scented and arranged in spike-like groups, each flower on a stalk long. The floral cup is top-shaped, about long, glabrous with 5 ribs and small green appendages. The sepals are pale to bright pink, long, with 5 to 7 hairy lobes. The petals are erect, pink or white, long, roughly circular in shape with a fringe about long. The style is curved, long and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verticordia Attenuata
''Verticordia attenuata'' is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a shrub with a single main stem, small leaves and pink to purple flowers which fade to white as they age. It usually grows in sand in areas that are wet in winter, often amongst grasses and is found in coastal areas near Bunbury. Description ''Verticordia attenuata'' is an erect, open shrub with a single stem at its base and which grows to a height of and wide. Its leaves are elliptic to narrow egg-shaped, long and have a few short hairs along their edges. The flowers are arranged in spike-like groups each with a stalk about long. The floral cup is top-shaped, warty, about long and has 5 rounded ribs. The sepals are long, with 7 or 8 lobes with hairy fringes. The petals are pink, long, narrower at the tip with a fringe only at the tip. The style is about long and hairy. Flowering time is usually from December to April. Taxonomy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verticordia Carinata
''Verticordia carinata'', commonly known as pea-shaped featherflower or Stirling Range featherflower, is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is an erect, spindly shrub with small, well-spaced leaves and pink and red flowers. It is a rarely seen plant, not known between its description in 1849 and its rediscovery in 1990. Description ''Verticordia carinata'' is a slender, spindly shrub which grows to a height of and has a single, branching stem at its base. The leaves are well spaced along the branches, elliptic to oblong in shape, dished, long and have fine, short hairs on their edges. The flowers are scented, arranged in a double-sided spike with one flower per leaf axil, held horizontally on a stalk long. The flowers open gradually from the bottom of the spike and superficially resemble pea flowers. The floral cup is top-shaped, long and glabrous. The sepals are magenta to pink, fading as they age, long, with 5 or 6 fea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verticordia Lindleyi
''Verticordia lindleyi'' is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is sometimes an openly branched shrub, other times more or less dense, with small leaves and spreading, spike-like groups of pink or purple flowers along the stems in summer, sometimes also in autumn. Description ''Verticordia lindleyi'' is a shrub which grows to a height of usually with one main stem, either openly or densely branched. Its leaves are egg-shaped to elliptic, slightly dished, long and covered with short hairs. The flowers are lightly scented and are arranged along the stems in spike-like groups, each flower on a spreading stalk long. The floral cup is a top-shaped, about long, 5-ribbed and glabrous with rounded green appendages about long. The sepals are pink or purple, occasionally white, long, with 5 to 7 hairy lobes. The petals are a similar colour to the sepals, egg-shaped, long and sometimes have a few small teeth on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verticordia Blepharophylla
''Verticordia blepharophylla'' is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, open shrub with a single main stem, leaves with hairy margins and pale to deep mauve-pink flowers and which occurs in an area between Perth and Geraldton. Description ''Verticordia blepharophylla'' is an open branched shrub with a single stem at its base and which grows to a height of and a width of . The leaves are elliptic to almost circular in shape, long and are fringed with hairs up to about long. The flowers are scented and arranged in spikes near the ends of the branches, each flower on a stalk long. The floral cup is top-shaped, long, has 5 rounded ribs and a slightly warty surface. The sepals are pale to deep mauve-pink, long, with 6 or 7 lobes with thread-like fringes. The petals are the same colour as the sepals, , broadly egg-shaped with a fringe long. The style is S-shaped, about long, and has a dense b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verticordia Halophila
''Verticordia halophila'', commonly known as salt-loving featherflower, or salt-loving verticordia, is a flowering plant in the myrtle Family (biology), family, Myrtaceae and is Endemism, endemic to the Southwest Australia, south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, bushy shrub with small, crowded, thick leaves and spikes of red and pink flowers in spring. Description ''Verticordia halophila'' is a shrub which grows to high and wide and which has a few main stems with many short, leafy side-branches. The leaves on the side branches are crowded, oblong to egg-shaped, thick with a rounded end but with a short point and covered with soft hairs less than long. The leaves on the flowering stems are broadly egg-shaped to almost round. The flowers are scented and arranged in spike-like groups near the ends of the long flowering stems, each flower on a stalk, long. The Hypanthium, floral cup is top-shaped, long, smooth and wikt:glabrous, glabrous with 5 ribs and small bent gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verticordia Pennigera
''Verticordia pennigera'', commonly known as native tea, is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is usually a small erect or prostrate shrub with small leaves and lightly-scented spikes of pale pink to magenta-coloured flowers in spring. Description ''Verticordia pennigera'' is a shrub, often with a spreading habit, which grows to high and wide and which has several main stems with many short, leafy side-branches. The leaves are linear to oblong, long and have a covering of fine hairs. The flowers are lightly scented and arranged in spike-like groups, each flower on a stalk, long. The floral cup is top-shaped, long, glabrous, slightly warty and has two small green appendages. The sepals are pale pink to magenta-coloured, long, with 5 or 6 hairy lobes and two small ear-like appendages on the sides. The petals are similar in colour to the sepals, long and erect with short, coarse teeth along their top ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verticordia Sect
:For the clam genus, see ''Verticordia'' (bivalve). ''Verticordia'' is a genus of more than 100 species of plants commonly known as featherflowers, in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. They range in form from very small shrubs such as '' V. verticordina'' to trees like '' V. cunninghamii'', some spindly, others dense and bushy, but the majority are woody shrubs up to tall. The flowers are variously described as "feathery", "woolly" or "hairy" and are found in most colours except blue. They often appear to be in rounded groups or spikes but in fact are always single, each flower borne on a separate stalk in a leaf axil. Each flower has five sepals and five petals all of a similar size with the sepals often having feathery or hairy lobes. There are usually ten stamens alternating with variously shaped staminodes. The style is simple, usually not extending beyond the petals and often has hairs near the tip. All but two species are found in Southwest Australia, the other two occurring i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verticordia Subg
:For the clam genus, see ''Verticordia'' (bivalve). ''Verticordia'' is a genus of more than 100 species of plants commonly known as featherflowers, in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. They range in form from very small shrubs such as '' V. verticordina'' to trees like '' V. cunninghamii'', some spindly, others dense and bushy, but the majority are woody shrubs up to tall. The flowers are variously described as "feathery", "woolly" or "hairy" and are found in most colours except blue. They often appear to be in rounded groups or spikes but in fact are always single, each flower borne on a separate stalk in a leaf axil. Each flower has five sepals and five petals all of a similar size with the sepals often having feathery or hairy lobes. There are usually ten stamens alternating with variously shaped staminodes. The style is simple, usually not extending beyond the petals and often has hairs near the tip. All but two species are found in Southwest Australia, the other two occurring i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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