| Mirbelia densiflora | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Mirbelia |
| Species: | M. densiflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Mirbelia densiflora | |
Mirbelia densiflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect or straggling shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.2–1 m (7.9 in – 3 ft 3.4 in) and has yellow or orange flowers from October to January.[2] It was first formally described in 1942 by Charles Gardner in the Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia.[3][4] The specific epithet (densiflora) means "crowded-flowers".[5] This mirbelia grows on ridges and plains in the Coolgardie and Mallee bioregions of south-western Western Australia, and is listed as "Priority Three" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[2] meaning that it is poorly known and known from only a few locations but is not under imminent threat.[6]
References
- ↑ "Mirbelia densiflora". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- 1 2 "Mirbelia densiflora". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ↑ "Mirbelia densiflora". APNI. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ↑ Gardner, Charles A. (1943). "Contributiones Florae Australiae Occidentalis, XI". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia. 27: 177–178. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ↑ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 180. ISBN 9780958034180.
- ↑ "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 26 June 2022.