Verticordia ovalifolia
species of plant
Verticordia ovalifolia, commonly known as oval-leaved featherflower, is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an openly branched shrub with egg-shaped leaves and strap-like, feathery petals in spring.
Description
Verticordia ovalifolia is a shrub which usually grows to a height of up to 80 cm (31 in) and 90 cm (35 in) wide with several main stems and a few side branches. Its leaves are elliptic or egg-shaped, 4–7 mm (0.16–0.28 in) long, with translucent edges.
The flowers are lightly scented and arranged in rounded groups near the ends of the branches, each flower on a stalk 6–8 mm (0.24–0.31 in) long. The floral cup is top-shaped, about 3 mm (0.12 in) long and glabrous with small appendages around its edge. The sepals are green, 5–8 mm (0.20–0.31 in) long with ten to thirteen cream to pink, feathery lobes and two small, ear-like, hairy appendages. The petals are cream to reddish or purplish, erect, 8–9 mm (0.31–0.35 in) long, oblong to wedge-shaped and strap-like with a deeply divided outer edge. The style is 7–8 mm (0.28–0.31 in) long, straight and densely hairy near the tip. Flowering time is from August to December.
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