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Verticordia Helichrysantha
''Verticordia helichrysantha'', commonly known as coast featherflower or Barrens featherflower, is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a small, woody, open-branched shrub with crowded, linear leaves and small yellow flowers from May to September. Description ''Verticordia helichrysantha'' is an openly branched, more or less sprawling shrub which grows to high and wide. The leaves are clustered, crowded, pale greyish-green, long, linear to club-shaped, semi-circular in cross-section with a rounded end. The flowers are arranged singly or in small groups in the upper leaf axils, each flower on a stalk, long. The floral cup is long, smooth and hairy. The sepals are pale yellow, long, covered with short, soft hairs and have 4 or 5 feathery lobes. The petals are the same colour as the sepals, about long, erect and egg-shaped, covered with short, soft hairs on their outer surface and have irregular teeth ... [...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] |
Helichrysum
The genus ''Helichrysum'' consists of an estimated 600 species of flowering plants in the sunflower family (Asteraceae). The type species is ''Helichrysum orientale''. They often go by the names everlasting, immortelle, and strawflower. The name is derived from the Anicent Greek words (helios, sun) and (, gold). It occurs in Africa (with 244 species in South Africa), Madagascar, Australasia and Eurasia. The plants may be annuals, herbaceous perennials or shrubs, growing to a height of . The genus was a wastebasket taxon, and many of its members have been reclassified in smaller genera, most notably the Everlastings, now in the genus ''Xerochrysum''. Their leaves are oblong to lanceolate. They are flat and pubescent on both sides. The bristles of the pappus are scabrous, barbellate, or plumose. The receptacle (''base of the flower head'') is often smooth, with a fringed margin, or honey-combed, and resemble daisies. They may be in almost all colors, except blue. There are man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verticordia Fimbrilepis
''Verticordia fimbrilepis'', commonly known as shy featherflower, is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a small, bushy shrub with one openly branched main stem at its base, small, pointed leaves and rounded groups of pink flowers near the ends of the branches. Description ''Verticordia fimbrilepis'' is a shrub which grows to a height and width of about and which has one openly branched stem at its base. The leaves lower on the stems are linear in shape, almost round in cross-section, long with a rounded end with a sharp point. Those near the flowers are more oblong to narrow egg-shaped. The flowers are arranged in rounded groups on stalks long near the ends of the branches. The floral cup is broadly top-shaped, about long, glabrous but slightly rough. The sepals are pink, sometimes white, long, with 5 to 7 hairy lobes. The petals are also pink or white, and are long, egg-shaped with long, coarse hai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verticordia Pityrhops
''Verticordia pityrhops'', commonly known as East Mount Barren featherflower or pine-like featherflower, is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a single-stemmed shrub which is densely-branched with crowded narrow linear leaves giving the impression of a miniature pine tree. When it flowers in autumn, the shrub is completely covered with masses of very small, honey-scented, pinkish-purple flowers. Description ''Verticordia pityrhops'' is a shrub with a single, thick, densely branched main stem and a few side branches and which grows to a height of and wide, although some specimens grow to as high as . Its leaves are dark green and crowded, narrow linear, almost needle-like, long with a pointed tip. The flowers are scented and arranged in corymb-like groups near the ends of the branches, each flower on a stalk long. The floral cup is top-shaped, about long, smooth but hairy. The sepals are about long, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verticordia Sieberi
''Verticordia sieberi'' 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, often compact but sometimes openly branched and with pink to pale purple flowers in summer and autumn. Description ''Verticordia sieberi'' is a shrub with a single main branch and which usually grows to a height of less than . It is sometimes a compact, small shrub but may also be openly branched with the flowers held high above most of the foliage. The leaves are linear to elliptic, long and semi-circular in cross-section. The flowers are scented and arranged in round or corymb-like groups near the ends of the branches, each flower on an erect stalk long. The floral cup is about long, smooth and hairy. The sepals are spreading, long, white to deep pink with 5 to 7 feathery lobes. The petals are a similar colour to the petals, erect, about long, with short hairs around its edge. The style is long, curved and ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verticordia Stenopetala
''Verticordia stenopetala'' is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a low shrub with small leaves and heads of pink to magenta-coloured flowers in late spring and early summer. Description ''Verticordia stenopetala'' is a highly branched shrub which usually grows to a height and wide. The leaves are linear, slightly wider towards the tip, long and semi-circular in cross-section. The flowers are arranged in round or corymb-like groups, each flower on a stalk long. The floral cup is about long, smooth and hairy. The sepals are more or less spreading, long, pink to magenta-coloured with 6 to 8 feathery lobes. The petals are a similar colour to the sepals, about long, egg-shaped with a few short teeth near the tip and are slightly hairy on the outside. The style is long, curved and hairy near the tip. Flowering time is from October to January. Taxonomy and naming ''Verticordia stenopetala'' was first fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verticordia Plumosa
''Verticordia plumosa'', commonly known as plumed featherflower, 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 was the first species in the genus to be described, although initially given the name ''Chamelaucium plumosum''. It is a shrub with linear leaves and rounded groups of scented pink, mauve or white flowers. Two varieties of this species have been declared as being "threatened". Description ''Verticordia plumosa'' is usually an openly branched shrub which grows to a height of . Its leaves are linear in shape, semi-circular in cross-section and long. The flowers are scented and arranged in rounded or corymb-like groups on stalks long. The Hypanthium, floral cup is wikt:hemisphere, hemispherical in shape, long, smooth but hairy. The sepals are pink, mauve or white, long and spread widely with 3 to 7 feathery lobes. The petals are a similar colour to the sepal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verticordia Harveyi
''Verticordia harveyi'', commonly known as autumn featherflower, is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a slender, spindly shrub with relatively long leaves and small white, pink or magenta-coloured flowers in late summer and autumn. Description ''Verticordia harveyi'' is a spindly, openly branched shrub which grows to high and wide. The leaves are long, linear in shape, nearly circular in cross-section and terminate in a long point. The flowers are arranged in corymb-like groups, each flower on an erect stalk, long. The floral cup is top-shaped, long, smooth and covered with short, soft hairs. The sepals are white or pink to magenta-coloured, long, with 6 to 8 hairy lobes. The petals are the same colour as the sepals, about , egg-shaped and erect with pointed teeth around their edges and hairs on the outside surface. The staminodes are longer than the stamens, curve inwards and are hairy. The style ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verticordia Crebra
''Verticordia crebra'', commonly known as Barrens featherflower, crowded featherflower or Twertup featherflower, is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a sprawling shrub with crowded, cylinder-shaped leaves with small, yellow flowers that are almost hidden by the leaves but with a style which extends well beyond the petals. The plant looks superficially like a miniature pine tree. Description ''Verticordia crebra'' is a sprawling, open-branched shrub with a single main stem and which grows to a height of about and a width of . Its leaves are crowded over the entire plant, linear in shape and round in cross-section, long with a stalk long, giving the plant the appearance of a small pine tree. The flowers are scattered, appearing in a few upper leaf axils on erect or spreading stalks long, and apart from the styles are almost hidden by the foliage. The floral cup is shaped like half a sphere, about long ... [...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] |
Alex George (botanist)
Alexander Segger George (born 4 April 1939) is a Western Australian botanist. He is the authority on the plant genera ''Banksia'' and ''Dryandra''. The "bizarre" Restionaceae genus '' Alexgeorgea'' was named in his honour in 1976. Early life Alex Segger George was born in Western Australia on 4 April 1939. Career George joined the Western Australian Herbarium as a laboratory assistant at the age of twenty in 1959. He worked under Charles Gardner for a year before the latter's retirement, and partly credits him with rekindling an interest in banksias. In 1963 he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Australia, and the following year added a botany major. Continuing at the Western Australian Herbarium as a botanist, in 1968 he was seconded as Australian Botanical Liaison Officer at the Royal Botanic Gardens in London. George also has an interest in history, especially historical biography of naturalists in Western Australia. He has published a number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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