Darwinia polycephala

Priority Four — Rare Taxa (DEC)
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Darwinia
Species:
D. polycephala
Binomial name
Darwinia polycephala
Occurrence data from AVH

Darwinia polycephala is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a diffuse shrub that typically grows to a height of 10–50 cm (3.9–19.7 in) and produces red to purple flowers between March and September.[2]

Darwinia polycephala was first formally described in 1924 by Charles Gardner in the Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia.[3][4] The specific epithet (polycephala) means "many-headed".[5]

This darwinia is often found on flat areas and around the margins of salt lakes in the Mallee bioregion of southern Western Australia. It is listed as "Priority Four" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[2] meaning that it is rare or near threatened.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Darwinia polycephala". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Darwinia polycephala". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. ↑ "Darwinia polycephala". APNI. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  4. ↑ Gardner, Charles A. (1925). "A New Species of Darwinia". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia. 11: 19. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  5. ↑ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 281. ISBN 9780958034180.
  6. ↑ "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
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