Patersonia spirafolia
Patersonia spirafolia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Iridaceae |
Genus: | Patersonia |
Species: | P. spirafolia
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Binomial name | |
Patersonia spirafolia |
Patersonia spirafolia (common name - spiral-leaved Patersonia)[1] is a species of plant in the iris family Iridaceae and is endemic to Western Australia.[2]
It was first described by Gregory John Keighery in 1990.[3][4] There are no synonyms.[2]
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Description[]
Patersonia spirafolia is a perennial herb which grows to 50 cm high in tussocks up to 40 cm wide. It has a woody rootstock. The leaves are linear (20 cm by 5 mm) and spirally twisted. The leaf margins are fringed with soft hairs pointing towards the centre of the leaf. The reddish-green scape is up to 25 cm long, 1-2 mm wide. The structure which envelops the flower cluster is brown. The flowers have three broad, mauve sepals and three very small, upright, blue-violet petals.[5]
It is found to the south west of Badgingarra,[5] growing on sand over laterite.[6]
References[]
- ^ a b "SPRAT: Species Profile and Threats Database: Patersonia spirifolia — Spiral-leaved Patersonia".
- ^ a b "Patersonia spirafolia Keighery | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Patersonia spirafolia". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ G.J. Keighery (1990). "Patersonia spirafolia (Iridaceae), a new species from south-western Australia". Nuytsia. 7 (2): 137–139. ISSN 0085-4417. Wikidata Q100730793.
- ^ a b Threatened Species Scientific Committee (1 October 2015). "Conservation Advice: Patersonia spirifolia" (PDF). Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Patersonia spirifolia Keighery". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- EPBC Act endangered biota
- Patersonia
- Flora of Western Australia
- Plants described in 1990
- Taxa named by Gregory John Keighery
- Iridaceae stubs