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Verticordia × Eurardyensis
''Verticordia'' × ''eurardyensis'', commonly known as Eurardy magenta, is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area in the south-west of Western Australia. It is a shrub similar to both '' Verticordia dichroma'' and '' Verticordia spicata'' which grow in the same area and is thought to be a stable hybrid between those two species. It has mostly egg-shaped leaves and spike-like groups of dark magenta-coloured flowers which fade to straw-coloured, in late spring and early summer. Description ''Verticordia'' × ''eurardyensis'' is a shrub which grows to a height of and up to wide. The leaves are arranged in decussate pairs, egg-shaped to elliptic, dished and long. Their margins are slightly hairy or have minute teeth. 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, large green appendages and is gla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Anne George
Elizabeth Anne (Berndt) George (1935–2012) was a botanical collector and writer active in Western Australia, specialising in the featherflowers ''Verticordia :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. vertico ...''. Works include the coordination of the Verticordia Reference Collection, specimens that allowed an extensive revision of the genus by the botanist Alex George, and the standard reference ''Verticordia; the turner of hearts'' (2002). Elizabeth George was commemorated in the naming of '' Verticordia elizabethiae'', a species described in 2020. References {{DEFAULTSORT:George, Elizabeth Anne 1935 births 2012 deaths Natural history collectors People from Perth, Western Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petal
Petals are modified Leaf, leaves that surround the reproductive parts of flowers. They are often advertising coloration, brightly colored or unusually shaped to attract pollinators. All of the petals of a flower are collectively known as the ''corolla''. Petals are usually accompanied by another set of modified leaves called sepals, that collectively form the ''calyx'' and lie just beneath the corolla. The calyx and the corolla together make up the perianth, the non-reproductive portion of a flower. When the petals and sepals of a flower are difficult to distinguish, they are collectively called tepals. Examples of plants in which the term ''tepal'' is appropriate include Genus, genera such as ''Aloe'' and ''Tulipa''. Conversely, genera such as ''Rose, Rosa'' and ''Phaseolus'' have well-distinguished sepals and petals. When the undifferentiated tepals resemble petals, they are referred to as "petaloid", as in petaloid monocots, orders of monocots with brightly colored tepals. Sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verticordia Fragrans
''Verticordia fragrans'', commonly known as hollyhock verticordia, 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 egg-shaped leaves and spikes of sweetly scented, pink and white flowers in spring and early summer. Description ''Verticordia fragrans'' is a shrub which grows to a height of and a width of and has a single, openly branched stem at its base. The leaves are thin, egg-shaped to elliptic or almost round in shape, long. The flowers are sweetly scented, arranged in spreading spike-like groups, each flower on a stalk about long. The sepals are pink, rarely white, long and have 6 to 9 white feathery lobes. The petals are erect, deep to pale pink or rarely white, long, about wide with a few short hairs around the edge. The style is , curved near the top with a few hairs near the tip. Flowering time is from October to November or December. Taxonomy and naming ''Vertic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verticordia Albida
''Verticordia albida'' is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a shrub with one main stem with many branches and spike-like groups of scented, white feathery flowers with a pink centre. Description ''Verticordia albida'' is a shrub which grows to a height of and a width of and has a single, highly branched stem. The leaves are elliptic in shape, dished, long, wide and lack a stalk. The flowers are scented, arranged in dense spikes, each flower white with a pink centre and a stalk about long. The sepals are about long and have 10 to 13 feathery lobes. The petals are long and have a fringe about long. The style is about , curved near the top with a few hairs less than long. Flowering time is from November to January. Taxonomy and naming ''Verticordia albida'' was first formally described by Alex George in 1991 from specimens collected near Three Springs and the description was published in ''N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verticordia Argentea
''Verticordia argentea'' 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 almost circular leaves and scented, pink and white flowers. It usually grows in sand and is found near Eneabba. Description ''Verticordia argentea'' is an erect, usually open, spindly shrub which grows to a height of with a single main stem. The leaves are broadly egg-shaped to almost circular, long and have a slightly bluish tinge. The flowers are scented, in spike-like groups each with a short stalk about long. Persistent, pointed bracteoles surround the flower. The floral cup is top-shaped, about long and has 5 ribs. The sepals are pale pink, occasionally cream-coloured, long, with 5 to 7 feather-like lobes with a silvery fringe. The petals are pale pink, rarely creamy-white and have fine lines and scattered spots. They are about long and have deeply divided lobes. The style is about long, straight and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verticordia Muelleriana
''Verticordia muelleriana'' 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 relatively large, egg-shaped to circular leaves and long spikes of deep maroon coloured flowers in spring and early summer. Description ''Verticordia muelleriana'' is a shrub which grows to a height of up to with a single main branch with a few side branches. Its leaves are egg-shaped to almost circular, long and have thin edges. The flowers are arranged in spikes along the branches, opening in sequence from the lowest flowers, each flower on a stalk about long. The floral cup is top-shaped, long, glabrous and slightly rough with green appendages about long. The sepals are a deep maroon colour, spreading, long and have 8 or 9 feathery lobes and two large, hairy, ear-like appendages. The petals are a similar colour, erect, long, wide with a fringe a further and also have small, hairy, ear-like appendage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verticordia Aereiflora
''Verticordia aereiflora'' is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a thin but bushy shrub with small leaves and greenish-yellow flowers with red spots and red fringes on the sepals. Description ''Verticordia aereiflora'' is a shrub which grows to a height of and a width of and has a single, highly branched stem. The leaves are almost circular in shape, in diameter with a dark brown stalk less than long. The flowers are scented, arranged singly or in groups of up to 3 in leaf axils, often in several groups along the branches and have stems that are long. Each flower-cup is top-shaped, long, glabrous and has 5 ribs. The sepals are about long, greenish-yellow or yellow with a red fringe. The petals are egg-shaped and crown-like, about long and yellow with red spots. Flowering time is from November to January. Taxonomy and naming The species was first formally described by Elizabeth George and Ale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verticordia Lepidophylla
''Verticordia lepidophylla'' is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is usually a bushy shrub with small leaves and spikes of creamish-green to yellow flowers in spikes along the branches in late spring to early summer. Description ''Verticordia lepidophylla'' is a shrub which grows to a height of usually with one highly branched main stem. Its leaves are egg-shaped, dished long, have a rounded end and a few irregular teeth along the edge. The flowers are scented and are arranged in spike-like groups along the stems on erect stalks long. The floral cup is a top-shaped, long, 5-ribbed and glabrous with rounded green appendages about long. The sepals are deep yellow or cream-coloured, long, with 6 to 10 feathery lobes and ear-shaped appendages. The petals are a similar colour to the sepals, sometimes with red spots, egg-shaped to almost round, long and have long, pointed, finger-like appendages. The sty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verticordia Chrysostachys
''Verticordia chrysostachys'' is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an open-branched shrub with egg-shaped to almost circular leaves, and spike-like groups of cream-coloured or deep yellow flowers. Description ''Verticordia chrysostachys'' is an open-branched shrub with a single stem at the base and which grows to a height of and a spread of . The leaves are egg-shaped to almost circular, long and slightly glaucous. The flowers are scented, arranged in spike-like groups in leaf axils near the ends of the branches and are deep yellow to cream-coloured. The flowers are held on stalks long. The floral cup is top-shaped, about long, with 5 ribs and glabrous. The sepals are deep yellow or cream, long, with 7 to 12 densely feathery lobes. The petals are a similar colour to the sepals but often also with red spots, egg-shaped, long with a fringe and ear-like appendages. The style is long, bent, with hairs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verticordia Comosa
''Verticordia comosa'' 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, broad, almost round leaves and spikes of flowers that are pale yellow, sometimes with a white or pale pink centre. Description ''Verticordia comosa'' is a shrub with a single stem at the base but openly branched, growing to a height of and a width of . The leaves are broadly elliptic, egg-shaped or almost round, long and turned outwards from the stem. The flowers are unscented, arranged in spike-like groups on erect stalks long. The floral cup is top-shaped, long, glabrous and has 5 prominent ribs. The sepals are pale yellow, about long, with 8 or 10 lobes which have hairy fringes. The petals are pale yellow, white or pale pink, and with many pointed lobes, each about long. The style is long, curved or bent and has a tuft of hairs. Flowering time is from October to January. This species, like other v ... [...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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