''Mirbelia seorsifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the family
and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, open shrub that typically grows to a height of and has yellow and red flowers from August to December. It grows on sandplains in the
Avon Wheatbelt,
Coolgardie,
Great Victoria Desert,
Murchison and
Yalgoo bioregions of south-western Western Australia.
The species was first formally described in 1876 by
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 Vict ...
, who gave it the name ''Gastrolobium seorsifolium'' in ''
Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae''.
In 1943,
Charles Gardner changed the name to ''Mirbelia seorsifolia'' in ''Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis''.
The
specific epithet
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
(''seorsifolia'') means "separate leaves", referring to the well-spaced leaves.
''Mirbelia seorsifolia'' is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia
Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) is the Western Australian government
The Government of Western Australia, formally referred to as His Majesty's Government of Western Australia, is the Australian state de ...
.
References
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Flora of Western Australia
Plants described in 1876
seorsifolia
Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller