Darwinia neildiana

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Fringed bell
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Darwinia neildiana near Cataby
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Darwinia
Species:
D. neildiana
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[]

  1. ^ "Darwinia neildiana". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Darwinia neildiana". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. ^ "Darwinia neildiana". APNI. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  4. ^ von Mueller, Ferdinand (1875). Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. Vol. 9. Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. pp. 177–178. Retrieved 28 December 2021.


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