Darwinia neildiana
Fringed bell | |
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Darwinia neildiana near Cataby | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Darwinia |
Species: | D. neildiana
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Binomial name | |
Darwinia neildiana F.Muell.[1]
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Occurrence data from AVH |
Darwinia neildiana, commonly known as fringed bell,[2] is a shrub which is endemic to Western Australia. It grows to between 0.2 and 1 metre in height and produces red flowers between August and December in the species' native range.[2] The species was first formally described by Victorian Government botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1875 in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae.[3][4] It grows among rocks in the Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains and Swan Coastal Plain biogeographic regions of south-western Western Australia.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Darwinia neildiana". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "Darwinia neildiana". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Darwinia neildiana". APNI. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ von Mueller, Ferdinand (1875). Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. Vol. 9. Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. pp. 177–178. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
Categories:
- Darwinia (plant)
- Endemic flora of Western Australia
- Rosids of Western Australia
- Myrtales of Australia
- Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller
- Myrtaceae stubs
- Western Australian plant stubs
- Australian rosid stubs