Verticordia
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Verticordia, a genus
of the Myrtaceae
family, are woody shrub
s with small and exquisite flowers. They are mostly found in Southwest Australia
, with several outlier species in northern regions. A revision of the genus in 1991 produced a classification within Verticordia of 3 subgenera, 24 sections, and 101 species. Verticordia species are highly diverse in form, occupy a wide variety of habitat, and may be abundant or rare populations. Their profuse and striking display of intricate flowers have been harvested for floristry
and admired as a wildflower
.
The genus is part of the Myrtaceae family which exist, predominantly, in the southern hemisphere. The family was highly successful in southern Jurassic
Gondwana
, remaining as the highly diverse tree and woody shrub genera found in Australia.
Verticordia are native to Western Australia and the Northern Territory, and are closely related to Chamelaucium
, Rylstonea, and Darwinia
. The genus Homoranthus
, found in other states of Australia, contains two species previously supposed to be Verticordia.
The single flowers are often presented erect, these may be supported individually or grouped into tight displays of various arrangements. They may appear in succession or at once. The colour often varies as the flower ages, further adding to a painterly effect. The sepal
s are divided into lobes, with the exception of Verticordia verticordina
, in a variety of thread-like or feathery forms. The colour of the sepals and petal
s is highly diverse, it may be solid, or variable, or mutable.
These may be of several colours, or solid, the striking combinations are of all colours except blue. There is no unisexual flowers in the species.
Different species may be growing together, their massed displays creating painterly contrasts in flowering landscapes.
They are highly variable in appearance, often as a woody shrub, low or up to 2 metres, two tropical species are 7 metres. Branches may be upright or splayed out, sometimes pendulous, and are tightly or sparsely arranged. Leaves are very small or medium, scattered or opposite, and might be ciliated at the margin. The leaf shape is highly variable across, and these may differ at the base and floral leaves on individuals.
Hybrids of different species have been recorded and identified. A variant, known as 'Eric John', appears to be an intergeneric cross between V. plumosa and Chamelaucium floriferum.
They are generally somewhat difficult to grow in cultivation, but some success has been achieved. The most reliable species is V. Plumosa, the Plumed Featherflower, but many other species are found in highly specialised habitat. Outside of their natural habitat Verticordia have shown consistently good results in the temperate regions of Australia. All species require excellent drainage and prefer Mediterranean-type climate of very dry summers and wet winters.
The cultivation of Verticordia in the Eastern states of Australia has proved difficult; many of the species are intolerant of the wet summers of those regions, especially with regard to root or collar rot and moulds and mildew. The successes achieved by some growers have been through the use of bell jar
s, attention to soil types and potting mixes, and, experimentally, the use of grafting onto other related genuses' species such as Darwinia citriodora
and Geraldton Wax, Chamelaucium uncinatum
.
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The name Verticordia is a term derived from Latin verto cor, translated as 'the turner of hearts'. The botanist who named the genus, A. P. de Candolle
, did not record the inspiration for this description. The term has appeared as linked to the goddess Venus, a romantic allusion originating in the ancient roman festival venus verticordia (or veneralia
) on the first day of April. The myrtle of the garlands, the roman woman's only attire in their parade, and this genus are both in the Myrtaceae
family.
The genus was made available to taxonomists by the collection of Archibald Menzies
, a naturalist attached to HMS Discovery
during the Vancouver Expedition
, from his collections at King George Sound
, Oyster Bay, and the areas immediately inland. These specimens would remain undescribed for 35 years. In 1801-1802, the same region was visited by Robert Brown
and Ferdinand Bauer
, the naturalists aboard HMS Investigator.
Menzies specimens includes Verticordia plumosa, the second collection gave V. brownii. The species now known as Verticordia cunninghamii was collected by Allan Cunningham in 1920. The species would remain unnamed until 1826, and with the current description the next year. The early collections preceded the establishment of the Swan River Colony
in 1829.
The first description of these early collections was by Rene Louiche Desfontaines
, who placed the species into the genus Chamelaucium
. Candolle identified specimens as a separate genus the next year, the reference appearing in Dictionaire Classique D'histoire Naturelle, the first two species to be described were Verticordia fontanesii and V. brownii in his Prodomus. The species are now known as Verticordia plumosa
and Verticordia brownii
.
In 1833 Carl von Huegel visited the colony and collected type specimens, those named Verticordia huegelii
and Verticordia insignis
by Stephan Endlicher. The collections of botanist Ludwig Preiss
, a resident of the state, produced the current varieties: V. acerosa var. priessii, V. plumosa var. ananeotes; and the species: V. endlicheriana, V.habrantha, and V. lehmannii. Preiss visited the Molloy plains while staying with the noted collector, Georgiana Molloy
, and V. lehmannii and the variety V. plumosa var. ananeotes were probably obtained there.
The name of early collector, William Morrison
from Kew, was attached to V. nitens
, and Morrison is a common name for well known cabbage-shaped species of verticordia.
This infrageneric classification was supported by a study into chromosome number of the species and the barriers to hybridisation.
The revision greatly increased the number of taxa in the genus; eighty four new species, subspecies, and varieties.
The taxonomic arrangement of Verticordia, as outlined by George, may be summarised as follows:Section Jugata
– V. brevifolia
– V. coronata – V. amphigia
– V. laciniata
Section Unguiculata
Section Sigalantha
Section Chrysorhoe
Section Cooloomia
Section Synandra
Subgenus Verticordia
Section Micrantha
Section Infuscata
Section Elachoschista
Section Pencillaris
Section Pilocosta
Section Catocalypta
Section Platandra
Section Recondita
Section Intricata
Subgenus Eperephes
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of the Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
The Myrtaceae or Myrtle family are a family of dicotyledon plants, placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, clove, guava, feijoa, allspice, and eucalyptus belong here. All species are woody, with essential oils, and flower parts in multiples of four or five...
family, are woody shrub
Shrub
A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...
s with small and exquisite flowers. They are mostly found in Southwest Australia
Southwest Australia
Southwest Australia is a biodiversity hotspot that includes the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub ecoregions of Western Australia. The region has a wet-winter, dry-summer Mediterranean climate, one of five such regions in the world...
, with several outlier species in northern regions. A revision of the genus in 1991 produced a classification within Verticordia of 3 subgenera, 24 sections, and 101 species. Verticordia species are highly diverse in form, occupy a wide variety of habitat, and may be abundant or rare populations. Their profuse and striking display of intricate flowers have been harvested for floristry
Floristry
Floristry is the general term used to describe production, commerce and trade in flowers. It encompasses flower care and handling, floral design or flower arranging, merchandising, and display and flower delivery. Wholesale florists sell bulk flowers and related supplies to professionals in the trade...
and admired as a wildflower
Wildflower
A wildflower is a flower that grows wild, meaning it was not intentionally seeded or planted. Yet "wildflower" meadows of a few mixed species are sold in seed packets. The term "wildflower" has been made vague by commercial seedsmen who are interested in selling more flowers or seeds more...
.
Description
The genus is best known for its flowers, often described in superlatives, which form massed displays in woodlands and heaths. These shrubs have appealed to amateur collectors and botanists, and were appreciated by the peoples of Australia before european settlement. The fringed or feathered appearance of the flowers is often enhanced by vivid and contrasting colours: this has given a common name for the genus, the Featherflowers. The variety displayed within the species, and between species in the genera is highly diverse.The genus is part of the Myrtaceae family which exist, predominantly, in the southern hemisphere. The family was highly successful in southern Jurassic
Jurassic
The Jurassic is a geologic period and system that extends from about Mya to Mya, that is, from the end of the Triassic to the beginning of the Cretaceous. The Jurassic constitutes the middle period of the Mesozoic era, also known as the age of reptiles. The start of the period is marked by...
Gondwana
Gondwana
In paleogeography, Gondwana , originally Gondwanaland, was the southernmost of two supercontinents that later became parts of the Pangaea supercontinent. It existed from approximately 510 to 180 million years ago . Gondwana is believed to have sutured between ca. 570 and 510 Mya,...
, remaining as the highly diverse tree and woody shrub genera found in Australia.
Verticordia are native to Western Australia and the Northern Territory, and are closely related to Chamelaucium
Chamelaucium
Chamelaucium, also known as waxflower, is a genus of shrubs endemic to south western Western Australia. They belong to the myrtle family Myrtaceae and have flowers similar to those of the tea-trees...
, Rylstonea, and Darwinia
Darwinia
Darwinia may refer to:*Darwinia , a genus of Myrtaceae found only in Australia*Darwinia , a 2005 video game by Introversion Software*Darwinia , a 1998 novel by Robert Charles Wilson...
. The genus Homoranthus
Homoranthus
Homoranthus is a genus of 22 species of shrub in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. They are endemic to Australia. None of the species are common nor are they well-known to horticulture....
, found in other states of Australia, contains two species previously supposed to be Verticordia.
Sepal
A sepal is a part of the flower of angiosperms . Collectively the sepals form the calyx, which is the outermost whorl of parts that form a flower. Usually green, sepals have the typical function of protecting the petals when the flower is in bud...
s are divided into lobes, with the exception of Verticordia verticordina
Verticordia verticordina
Verticordia verticordina is a species of flowering plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is a low growing shrub, with greenish-white flowers, that occurs near the southern coast of Western Australia....
, in a variety of thread-like or feathery forms. The colour of the sepals and petal
Petal
Petals are modified leaves that surround the reproductive parts of flowers. They often are brightly colored or unusually shaped to attract pollinators. Together, all of the petals of a flower are called a corolla. Petals are usually accompanied by another set of special leaves called sepals lying...
s is highly diverse, it may be solid, or variable, or mutable.
These may be of several colours, or solid, the striking combinations are of all colours except blue. There is no unisexual flowers in the species.
Different species may be growing together, their massed displays creating painterly contrasts in flowering landscapes.
They are highly variable in appearance, often as a woody shrub, low or up to 2 metres, two tropical species are 7 metres. Branches may be upright or splayed out, sometimes pendulous, and are tightly or sparsely arranged. Leaves are very small or medium, scattered or opposite, and might be ciliated at the margin. The leaf shape is highly variable across, and these may differ at the base and floral leaves on individuals.
Hybrids of different species have been recorded and identified. A variant, known as 'Eric John', appears to be an intergeneric cross between V. plumosa and Chamelaucium floriferum.
Cultivation
Verticordia are known for their feather-like or fringed flowers, the beauty of these is invariably included in any description. This has been accompanied by a high desirability as a garden plant, and as a cut flower. Restrictions exist on the collection of wildflowers in Western Australia, but previous collection of flowers for the floral industry is thought to have placed some species under duress.The cultivation of Verticordia in the Eastern states of Australia has proved difficult; many of the species are intolerant of the wet summers of those regions, especially with regard to root or collar rot and moulds and mildew. The successes achieved by some growers have been through the use of bell jar
Bell jar
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s, attention to soil types and potting mixes, and, experimentally, the use of grafting onto other related genuses' species such as Darwinia citriodora
Darwinia citriodora
Darwinia citriodora, commonly known as Lemon-scented Darwinia, is a shrub which has both erect and prostrate, forms and is endemic to Southwest Australia. It usually grows to between 0.2 and 1.5 metres in height, occasionally reaching 3 metres, and produces red, yellow, and green flowers between...
and Geraldton Wax, Chamelaucium uncinatum
Chamelaucium uncinatum
Geraldton wax is a flowering plant endemic to Western Australia. It is an erect shrub 0.5 to 4m high, bearing white or pink flowers June-November. The name uncinatum means "hooked" in Latin, in reference to the tips of the leaves....
.
History
A. P. de Candolle
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle also spelled Augustin Pyrame de Candolle was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at an herbarium...
, did not record the inspiration for this description. The term has appeared as linked to the goddess Venus, a romantic allusion originating in the ancient roman festival venus verticordia (or veneralia
Veneralia
The Veneralia was the Ancient Roman festival of Venus Verticordia , the goddess of love and beauty. The worship of the goddess Fortuna Virilis was also part of this festival....
) on the first day of April. The myrtle of the garlands, the roman woman's only attire in their parade, and this genus are both in the Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
The Myrtaceae or Myrtle family are a family of dicotyledon plants, placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, clove, guava, feijoa, allspice, and eucalyptus belong here. All species are woody, with essential oils, and flower parts in multiples of four or five...
family.
The genus was made available to taxonomists by the collection of Archibald Menzies
Archibald Menzies
Archibald Menzies was a Scottish surgeon, botanist and naturalist.- Life and career :Menzies was born at Easter Stix in the parish of Weem, in Perthshire. While working with his elder brother William at the Royal Botanic Gardens, he drew the attention of Dr John Hope, professor of botany at...
, a naturalist attached to HMS Discovery
HMS Discovery (1789)
HMS Discovery was a Royal Navy ship launched in 1789 and best known as the lead ship in George Vancouver's exploration of the west coast of North America in his famous 1791-1795 expedition. She was converted to a bomb vessel in 1798 and participated in the Battle of Copenhagen. Thereafter she...
during the Vancouver Expedition
Vancouver Expedition
The Vancouver Expedition was a four-and-a-half-year voyage of exploration and diplomacy, commanded by Captain George Vancouver. The expedition circumnavigated the globe, touched five continents and changed the course of history for the indigenous nations and several European empires and their...
, from his collections at King George Sound
King George Sound
King George Sound is the name of a sound on the south coast of Western Australia. Located at , it is the site of the city of Albany.The sound covers an area of and varies in depth from to ....
, Oyster Bay, and the areas immediately inland. These specimens would remain undescribed for 35 years. In 1801-1802, the same region was visited by Robert Brown
Robert Brown (botanist)
Robert Brown was a Scottish botanist and palaeobotanist who made important contributions to botany largely through his pioneering use of the microscope...
and Ferdinand Bauer
Ferdinand Bauer
Ferdinand Lucas Bauer was an Austrian botanical illustrator who travelled on Matthew Flinders' expedition to Australia.-Biography:...
, the naturalists aboard HMS Investigator.
Menzies specimens includes Verticordia plumosa, the second collection gave V. brownii. The species now known as Verticordia cunninghamii was collected by Allan Cunningham in 1920. The species would remain unnamed until 1826, and with the current description the next year. The early collections preceded the establishment of the Swan River Colony
Swan River Colony
The Swan River Colony was a British settlement established in 1829 on the Swan River, in Western Australia. The name was a pars pro toto for Western Australia. In 1832, the colony was officially renamed Western Australia, when the colony's founding Lieutenant-Governor, Captain James Stirling,...
in 1829.
The first description of these early collections was by Rene Louiche Desfontaines
René Louiche Desfontaines
René Louiche Desfontaines was a French botanist.Desfontaines was born near Tremblay in Brittany. He attended the Collège de Rennes and in 1773 went to Paris to study medicine. His interest in botany originated from lectures at the Jardin des Plantes given by Louis Guillaume Lemonnier...
, who placed the species into the genus Chamelaucium
Chamelaucium
Chamelaucium, also known as waxflower, is a genus of shrubs endemic to south western Western Australia. They belong to the myrtle family Myrtaceae and have flowers similar to those of the tea-trees...
. Candolle identified specimens as a separate genus the next year, the reference appearing in Dictionaire Classique D'histoire Naturelle, the first two species to be described were Verticordia fontanesii and V. brownii in his Prodomus. The species are now known as Verticordia plumosa
Verticordia plumosa
Verticordia plumosa is a shrub, up to 1.4 m tall, found in Southwest Australia. It was one of the first Verticordia species to be collected and described. It is known by a common name, the Plumed Featherflower.-Description:...
and Verticordia brownii
Verticordia brownii
Verticordia brownii is a woody shrub that is found in Western Australia. It was one of the first Verticordia to be collected and known to European botanists...
.
In 1833 Carl von Huegel visited the colony and collected type specimens, those named Verticordia huegelii
Verticordia huegelii
Verticordia huegelii is an upright shrub found in Southwest Australia.The scented flowers are creamy or white, becoming pinkish and reddish or maroon as the flowers ages, giving a variegated appearance to the display. They are without scent...
and Verticordia insignis
Verticordia insignis
Verticordia insignis is a shrub, up to 1.5 m tall, found in Southwest Australia. The plant was first collected by Carl von Huegel at the Swan River, Western Australia in 1833. It was described by Endlicher in 1837, who gave it the name insignis....
by Stephan Endlicher. The collections of botanist Ludwig Preiss
Ludwig Preiss
Johann August Ludwig Preiss was a German-born British botanist and zoologist.Preiss was born in Herzberg am Harz, Germany. He obtained a doctorate, probably at Hamburg, then emigrated to Western Australia...
, a resident of the state, produced the current varieties: V. acerosa var. priessii, V. plumosa var. ananeotes; and the species: V. endlicheriana, V.habrantha, and V. lehmannii. Preiss visited the Molloy plains while staying with the noted collector, Georgiana Molloy
Georgiana Molloy
Georgiana Molloy was an early settler in Western Australia, who is remembered as one of the first botanical collectors in the colony....
, and V. lehmannii and the variety V. plumosa var. ananeotes were probably obtained there.
The name of early collector, William Morrison
William Morrison (gardener)
William Morrison was a Scottish-born gardener and plant collector employed by Kew between 1824 to 1839.Morrison made collections of botanical specimens in Trinidad, returning them to England for study at Kew Gardens...
from Kew, was attached to V. nitens
Verticordia nitens
Verticordia nitens is an upright shrub, 0.45 to 1.8 metres tall, with glistening and perfumed flower heads that appear between October and February in Southwest Australia...
, and Morrison is a common name for well known cabbage-shaped species of verticordia.
Classification
The genus Verticordia underwent an extensive revision by A. S. George (1991) that described or resurrected three subgenera and twenty four sections.This infrageneric classification was supported by a study into chromosome number of the species and the barriers to hybridisation.
The revision greatly increased the number of taxa in the genus; eighty four new species, subspecies, and varieties.
- Verticordia subgenus Chrysoma SchauerJohannes Conrad SchauerJohannes Conrad Schauer was a botanist interested in Spermatophytes. He was a professor of botany at the University of Greifswald. Amongst his published works are descriptions of the myrtles of Western Australia.-References:...
(1840)
- This subgenus is further divided into seven sections. These are sometimes described as the yellow or golden flowered Verticordia.
- Verticordia subgenus Verticordia de Candolle
- containing eleven sections.
- Verticordia subgenus Eperephes A.S George (1991)
- describes the remaining six sections.
The taxonomic arrangement of Verticordia, as outlined by George, may be summarised as follows:
- Genus Verticordia
ChrysomaVerticordia subg. ChrysomaVerticordia subg. Chrysoma is a botanical name for a grouping of similar plant species in the genus Verticordia.This subgenus contains seven sections, classifying twenty one species, of Alex George's infrageneric arrangement...
ChrysomaVerticordia sect. ChrysomaVerticordia sect. Chrysoma is a section of Verticordia that describes a group of four shrub species. The section is contained by a subgenus, Verticordia subg. Chrysoma, in Alex George's 1991 revision of the genus. The type species for this section is Verticordia acerosa.The species described as...
Verticordia acerosaVerticordia acerosa is a woody shrub found in Western Australia....
– V. citrellaVerticordia citrellaVerticordia citrella is a woody shrub found in Southwest Australia. The slender and erect shrub is between 0.3 and 1.0 metre tall. The flowers are yellow, almost entirely cover the plant, and appear during October or November. The habitat is swampy or low lying and damp sands...
– V. subulataVerticordia subulataVerticordia subulata is a species of woody shrubs found in Southwest Australia. They are between 0.2 and 1.0 metres high, and have yellow and red flowers which appear between September and November. They occur on clay and sand, sometimes over laterite soils, on flats and rises in the Avon...
– V. endlicheriana
Verticordia galeata
Verticordia galeata is a woody shrub found in Western Australia. The flowers appear between October and November, are honey scented and bright yellow, and possess an inflated appendage, a hood, that nearly covers the tip of the stamens. The staminode is pointed and triangular. The sepals are deeply...
– V. brevifolia
Verticordia brevifolia
Verticordia brevifolia is a woody shrub found in Western Australia....
– V. coronata – V. amphigia
Verticordia amphigia
Verticordia amphigia is a woody shrub found in Western Australia....
– V. laciniata
Verticordia sect. Chrysorhoe
Verticordia sect. Chrysorhoe is a section of Verticordia that describes a group of four shrub species. The section is contained by a subgenus, Verticordia subg. Chrysoma, in Alex George's 1991 revision of the genus. The sections name, which may refer to the flowers, is derived from Greek, chryso-...
- V. patensVerticordia patensVerticordia patens is a slender woody shrub found in Western Australia. It is between 200 - 1300 mm tall and has yellow and green flowers, held out in rounded bunches. It was first described in The Western Australian Naturalist by Alexander George, from a collection he made at Moore River,...
– V. nitensVerticordia nitensVerticordia nitens is an upright shrub, 0.45 to 1.8 metres tall, with glistening and perfumed flower heads that appear between October and February in Southwest Australia...
– V. aureaVerticordia aureaVerticordia aurea is a woody shrub found in Western Australia, referred to by the common name Buttercups. The profusion of flowers are a rich yellow or orange, presented on the corymbosely formed upper branches of the shrub, at a height between 0.6 and 1.5 metres...
Verticordia cooloomia
Verticordia cooloomia is a shrub found in Western Australia, referred to by the common name Cooloomia Verticordia.V. cooloomia is slender, reaches a height of 2.5 metres, does not possess a lignotuber, and is distinguished by the form of its golden flowers, which appear between October and...
Verticordia staminosa
Verticordia staminosa is a species of shrub found in Western Australia, describing an infraspecific arrangement of subspecies and varieties. The specific epithet refers to its characteristic stamens, more prominent than other species of Verticordia....
Verticordia subg. Verticordia
Verticordia subg. Verticordia is a botanical name for a grouping of similar plant species in the genus Verticordia. This subgenus contains eleven sections, classifying thirty six species, of Alex George's infrageneric arrangement. A number of anatomical features differentiate the contained species...
- Section VerticordiaVerticordia sect. VerticordiaVerticordia sect. Verticordia is a section of Verticordia that describes a group of eight shrub species. The section is contained by the subgenus Verticordia subg. Verticordia in Alex George's 1991 infrageneric arrangement...
- V. crebraVerticordia crebraVerticordia crebra is a woody shrub found in Western Australia....
– V. helichrysanthaVerticordia helichrysanthaVerticordia helichrysantha is a rare shrub found amongst heath on the southern coast of Western Australia.It is commonly referred to by the name Coast Featherflower....
– V. plumosaVerticordia plumosaVerticordia plumosa is a shrub, up to 1.4 m tall, found in Southwest Australia. It was one of the first Verticordia species to be collected and described. It is known by a common name, the Plumed Featherflower.-Description:...
– V. stenopetala – V. sieberi – V. harveyiVerticordia harveyiVerticordia harveyi is a spindly shrub found in Southwest Australia.It is commonly referred to by the name Autumn Featherflower.The plants are upright and sparse, with one or several main stems, and a lignotuber which provides the ability to regenerate after bushfire.Ranging in height from 0.2 -...
– V. pityrhops – V. fimbrilepis
- V. crebra
- Section Corymbiformis
Verticordia browniiVerticordia brownii is a woody shrub that is found in Western Australia. It was one of the first Verticordia to be collected and known to European botanists...
– V. eriocephalaVerticordia eriocephalaVerticordia eriocephala is a woody shrub that occurs in Western Australia. The name is given for wooly appearance of the flowerheads, taken from the Greek, erion and cephale, and has also been commonly referred to as Lambswool, and Common, Native or Wild Cauliflower.The shrub is erect and may...
– V. capillarisVerticordia capillarisVerticordia capillaris is a woody shrub found in Western Australia....
- V. minutiflora – V. fastigiata - V. vicinella
- V. oxylepis – V. longistylis
- V. verticordinaVerticordia verticordinaVerticordia verticordina is a species of flowering plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is a low growing shrub, with greenish-white flowers, that occurs near the southern coast of Western Australia....
- V. dasystylis – V. penicillaris
- V. huegeliiVerticordia huegeliiVerticordia huegelii is an upright shrub found in Southwest Australia.The scented flowers are creamy or white, becoming pinkish and reddish or maroon as the flowers ages, giving a variegated appearance to the display. They are without scent...
– V. brachypodaVerticordia brachypodaVerticordia brachypoda is a woody shrub found in Western Australia....
– V. multiflora
- V. roei – V. inclusa – V. apectaVerticordia apectaVerticordia apecta is a woody shrub found in Western Australia....
– V. insignisVerticordia insignisVerticordia insignis is a shrub, up to 1.5 m tall, found in Southwest Australia. The plant was first collected by Carl von Huegel at the Swan River, Western Australia in 1833. It was described by Endlicher in 1837, who gave it the name insignis....
– V. habranthaVerticordia habranthaVerticordia habrantha is a species of slender and spreading shrub found in Southwest Australia.It is commonly referred to by the name Hidden Featherflower.Ranging in height from 0.15 to 0.7 metres high, the habit of the plant is spindly...
– V. lehmannii – V. pritzeliiVerticordia pritzeliiVerticordia pritzelii is a woody shrub found in Western Australia. It is sometimes referred to as Pritzel's featherflower.It has rounded groups of red, pink or purple flowers that appear between November and January...
- V. gracilis
- V. humilis
- V. monadelphaVerticordia monadelphaVerticordia monadelpha is a shrub found in Southwest Australia.It is commonly referred to by the names Pink Morrison,Woolly Featherflower,Pink or White Woolly Featherflower,and Pink Cauliflower.-Description:...
– V. mitchelliana – V. pulchella
Verticordia subg. Eperephes
Verticordia subg. Eperephes is a botanical name for a grouping of similar plant species in the genus Verticordia. This subgenus contains six sections, classifying forty four species, of Alex George's infrageneric arrangement...
- Section Integripetala
- V. helmsii – V. rennieana – V. interioris – V. mirabilis – V. pictaVerticordia pictaVerticordia picta is a small to medium sized shrub with pink and cupped flowers that are sweetly scented. The species has been given the common name of Painted featherflower and China cups...
- V. helmsii – V. rennieana – V. interioris – V. mirabilis – V. picta
- Section TropicaVerticordia sect. TropicaVerticordia sect. Tropica is a section of Verticordia that describes three species; outliers in the distribution range of the genus...
- V. cunninghamiiVerticordia cunninghamiiVerticordia cunninghamii is a large shrub or small tree occurring in the north of Western Australia and extending into the Northern Territory. The species is named for Allan Cunningham, who gathered the type collection at Roe River in the Kimberley region on the 14 December 1820...
– V. verticillataVerticordia verticillataVerticordia verticillata is a shrub or small tree occurring in the north of Western Australia and extending into the Northern Territory. The species is named for verticillatus, the Latin term for whorled, for the leaf arrangement that distinguishes it from its cogenor, Verticordia cunninghamii...
– V. decussataVerticordia decussataVerticordia decussata is a shrub that is endemic to the Northern Territory.The description of the species was first published in Austrobaileya in 1977.The shrub is able to regrow after bushfire....
- V. cunninghamii
- Section Jamiesoniana
- V. jamiesoniana
- Section VerticordellaVerticordia sect. VerticordellaVerticordia sect. Verticordella is a section of Verticordia that describes a group of eighteen shrub species. This description was first made in 1857 by Carl Meissner in the Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, but he did not indicate the reason for his choice of the name. It was...
- V. pennigeraVerticordia pennigeraVerticordia pennigera is a small erect or prostrate shrub found throughout Southwest Australia. The flowers are pink and fringed. The species occurs on soils that are sandy or clay types; frequently gravelly or granitic...
– V. halophilaVerticordia halophilaVerticordia halophila is an erect and bushy shrub found in Southwest Australia.It is commonly referred to by the name Salt-loving Featherflower, or Salt-loving Verticordia, as the plant is found in saline soil types....
– V. blepharophyllaVerticordia blepharophyllaVerticordia blepharophylla is a woody shrub found in Western Australia....
– V. lindleyi – V. carinataVerticordia carinataVerticordia carinata is a woody shrub found in Western Australia....
– V. attenuataVerticordia attenuataVerticordia attenuata is a woody shrub found in Western Australia....
– V. drummondii – V. wonganensis – V. paludosa – V. luteola – V. bifimbriataVerticordia bifimbriataVerticordia bifimbriata is a woody shrub found in Western Australia....
– V. tumida – V. mitodes – V. centipeda – V. auriculataVerticordia auriculataVerticordia auriculata is a woody shrub found in Western Australia....
– V. pholidophylla – V. spicataVerticordia spicataVerticordia spicata is a species of flowering plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is a bushy shrub, with white to pink flowers, that occurs in Southwest Australia. The informal name is the Spiked Featherflower....
– V. hughanii
- V. pennigera
- Section Corynatoca
- V. ovalifolia
- Section PennuligeraVerticordia sect. PennuligeraVerticordia sect. Pennuligera is a section of Verticordia that describes a group of sixteen shrub species. This description was first made in 1857 by Carl Meissner in Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, but he did not nominate a type for this grouping. The section was later included...
- V. comosa – V. lepidophylla – V. chrysostachys – V. aereifloraVerticordia aereifloraVerticordia aereiflora is a woody shrub found in Western Australia....
– V. dichroma – V. x eurardyensis – V. muelleriana – V. argenteaVerticordia argenteaVerticordia argentea is a woody shrub found in Southwest Australia.It is found on ridges and sandhills of the Geraldton Sandplains, occurring on white, grey, or yellow sands. The habit is erect and open, with a height between 0.9 an 2.0 metres. The leaves are rounded, rolled at the margin, and...
– V. albidaVerticordia albidaVerticordia albida is a rare woody shrub found in Western Australia....
– V. fragrans – V. venustaVerticordia venustaVerticordia venusta is a shrub that occurs in Southwest Australia. The epithet is derived from venustus, Latin for charming, and refers to the flower of the plant.- Description :...
– V. forrestiiVerticordia forrestiiVerticordia forrestii is a woody shrub that occurs in the north of Western Australia. It was named after an explorer and statesman, John Forrest, and first described by the botanist, Ferdinand von Mueller, in 1883...
– V. serotina – V. oculataVerticordia oculataVerticordia oculata is a sprawling woody shrub found in Western Australia. The plant displays silver-white flowers with a dark centre of lilac and purple, the largest flowers of the genus Verticordia....
– V. etheliana – V. grandisVerticordia grandisVerticordia grandis is a large woody shrub that occurs in Southwest Australia. The name grandis, Latin for large, is a reference to its large flowers, leaves, and height. It is well known for its large flowers, which are collected and cultivated, and given the informal name of Scarlet Featherflower...
- V. comosa – V. lepidophylla – V. chrysostachys – V. aereiflora