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Verticordia Sect. Verticordella
''Verticordia'' sect. ''Verticordella'' is one of six Section (botany), sections in the subgenus Verticordia subg. Eperephes, ''Eperephes''. It includes eighteen species in the genus ''Verticordia''. Plants in this section are often small, bushy shrubs with a single main stem and scented flowers. (Some species have a lignotuber which will produce several stems following regrowth after fire.) The leaves are linear, usually semi-circular in cross-section and have a hairy or irregularly toothed edge. The flowers are pink, sometimes red to purple, pale yellow or white. They have a Hypanthium, floral cup with downward curving wikt:appendages, appendages, Bract#Bracteole, bracteoles which are shed when the flower opens, and sepals with fringed lobes. The petals have a fringed or toothed margin and a curved Stigma (botany), style that is hairy at the apex. In 1857, Carl Meissner proposed separating the genus ''Verticordia'' into four sections and formally described section ''Verticordell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Meissner
Carl Daniel Friedrich Meissner (1 November 1800 – 2 May 1874) was a Swiss botanist. Biography Born in Bern, Switzerland on 1 November 1800, he was christened Meisner but later changed the spelling of his name to Meissner. For most of his 40-year career he was Professor of Botany at University of Basel. He made important contributions to the botanical literature, including the publication of the comprehensive work ''Plantarum Vascularum Genera'', and publications of monographs on the families Polygonaceae (especially the genus ''Polygonum''), Lauraceae, Proteaceae, Thymelaeaceae and Hernandiaceae. His contributions to the description of the Australian flora were prolific; he described hundreds of species of Australian Proteaceae, and many Australian species from other families, especially Fabaceae, Mimosaceae and Myrtaceae. His health deteriorated after 1866, and he was less active. He died in Basel on 2 May 1874. See also * Meissner's taxonomic arrangement of Banksia Carl ... [...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 Spicata
''Verticordia spicata'', commonly known as spiked featherflower, is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is usually a dense, bushy shrub with small leaves pressed against the stem and spikes of pink flowers from late spring to early summer. Description ''Verticordia spicata'' is an upright to spreading shrub , sometimes tall with one main stem at its base. The leaves are densely arranged along the branches, mostly closely clasping the stem. The leaves are broadly egg-shaped, with prominent oil glands and have narrow, translucent and slightly hairy margins. The flowers are scented and arranged in spike-like groups on the upper part of the branching stems, each flower on a stalk less than long. The floral cup is top-shaped, long, glabrous with two green appendages, long. The sepals are pale pink to mauve, spreading, long, with 6 or 7 feathery lobes and two ear-like appendages on the sides. The peta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verticordia Pholidophylla
''Verticordia pholidophylla'' 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 branch at the base and many side branches with overlapping yellowish leaves and greenish-white to cream, cup-shaped, feathery flowers. Description ''Verticordia pholidophylla'' is a many-branched shrub which grows to a height of and wide. Its leaves are scale-like, almost overlapping but more or less spreading, broad elliptic in shape, thick long and wide. The flowers are arranged in short spike-like groups near the ends of the branches, each flower on a stalk about long. The floral cup is top-shaped, long, glabrous with small green appendages. The sepals are greenish-white to cream, sometimes pink, about long with 4 to 7 hairy lobes. The petals are the same colour as the sepals, erect, long with pointed lobes a further long. The style is long, bent and hairy near the tip. Flowering time is from Septe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verticordia Auriculata
''Verticordia auriculata'' is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a small, multi-branched shrub with small leaves and spikes of pink to magenta-coloured flowers in late spring to early summer and it is widespread in the wheatbelt. Description ''Verticordia auriculata'' is a highly branched shrub with a single stem at the base and which grows to a height of and a width of . Its leaves are broadly elliptic in shape, long, dished and have short hairs along their edges. The flowers are scented and arranged in spike-like groups near the ends of the branches, each flower on a stalk long. The floral cup is top-shaped, long, and has 5 ribs and a pitted surface. The sepals are pale pink to magenta, long, with 4 or 5 feather-like lobes and prominent, silvery appendages. The petals are egg-shaped, pink to magenta, long, slightly rough to touch and have a thread-like fringe. The style is about long, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verticordia Centipeda
''Verticordia centipeda'' 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 stem at the base, small crowded leaves and greenish-pink flowers with a silvery fringe, in spike-like groups on the ends of the branches. It is common in areas around Geraldton. Description ''Verticordia centipeda'' is a shrub which grows to a height of and a spread of and which has a single, highly branched stem at its base. Its leaves are egg-shaped to elliptic, long, about wide, dished and with many short hairs along their edges. 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 with 5 ribs and tiny green appendages. The sepals are greenish-pink, long, with 5 or 6 main lobes with silvery fringes. The petals are pink, , with a fringe about long. The style is bent, long and has hairs long. Flowering time is from Octob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verticordia Mitodes
''Verticordia mitodes'' 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, highly-branched main stem, small leaves and small spikes of magenta-coloured flowers in late spring. Description ''Verticordia mitodes'' is a shrub with a single main stem with many side branches, which grows to a height of and wide. Its leaves are broadly elliptic to egg-shaped, long, wide and are covered with short hairs. The flowers are sweetly scented and are arranged 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. The sepals are long, pale pink to magenta-coloured and have between 5 and 7 hairy lobes. The petals are a similar colour to the sepals, long and have a fringe a further long. The style is long, curved and has a tuft of hairs near the tip. Flowering time is from late October to Decem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verticordia Tumida
''Verticordia tumida'', commonly known as summer featherflower, is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the north-west of Western Australia. It is an open shrub with very small leaves and clusters of deep pink flowers from late spring to early winter. Description ''Verticordia tumida'' is an open shrub with many side-branches and which usually grows to a height of . The leaves are elliptic or egg-shaped, long and about wide. The flowers are scented and arranged in short, spike-like groups near the ends of the branches, each flower on a spreading stalk long. The floral cup is top-shaped, about long and glabrous with thick green appendages long. The sepals are long, spreading, deep pink with 5 or 10 feathery lobes. The petals are a similar colour to the petals, about long, with a fringe long. The style is about long, curved near the tip and hairy. Flowering time is from late October to April, sometimes later. Taxonomy and naming ''Ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verticordia Bifimbriata
''Verticordia bifimbriata'' is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an open shrub with small leaves and spikes of pink flowers. Description ''Verticordia bifimbriata'' 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 thick, narrow elliptic in shape, concave, long and irregularly toothed along their margins. 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 mostly smooth surface. The sepals are pink, long, with 6 to 9 lobes with thread-like fringes and prominent fringed appendages. The petals are pink, with a fringe of branching threads. The style is curved, about long, and has a beard of hairs long. Flowering time is from late November to May. Taxonomy and naming ''Verticordia bifimbriata'' was first formally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verticordia Luteola
''Verticordia luteola'' is a flowering plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a more or less openly branched shrub with crowded leaves on its side branches and spikes of pale yellow or bright pink flowers which turn cream to brownish as they age. This verticordia is a summer-flowering species. Description ''Verticordia luteola'' is usually an open-branches shrub which grows to a height of and up to wide. Its leaves are closely packed, more or less overlapping, 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 long. The sepals are long, pale yellow to greenish-pink, turning lemon-cream as they age and have between 7 and 9 silvery, hairy lobes. The petals are a similar col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verticordia Paludosa
''Verticordia paludosa'' is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an openly branched shrub with small leaves and pink to magenta flowers with spreading, feathery sepals and erect, fringed petals in summer and autumn. Description ''Verticordia paludosa'' is a shrub with a single main stem and a few side branches, which grows to a height of and wide. Its leaves are elliptic to egg-shaped, long, dished on the upper surface and covered with short hairs. The flowers are scented and are arranged in spike-like groups, each flower on a spreading stalk long. Before the flower opens the bud is enclosed by two fringed bracteoles. The floral cup is top-shaped, about long, 5-ribbed and glabrous with rounded appendages which merge with the hypanthium. The sepals are long, pink to magenta-coloured and have between 6 and 7 feathery lobes. The petals are a similar colour to the sepals, long, erect, egg-shaped and with ... [...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] |
