Verticordia oxylepis
species of plant
Verticordia oxylepis, commonly known as bonsai featherflower, is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a small shrub, often with a layered appearance, small leaves and very small yellow and pink flowers.
Description
Verticordia oxylepis is a shrub which usually grows to a height of up to 10–20 cm (4–8 in) and 10–45 cm (4–20 in) wide with its main branches mostly horizontal. Its leaves are linear to almost club-shaped, 2–5 mm (0.08–0.2 in) long and semi-circular in cross-section.
The flowers and arranged in rounded groups near the ends of the branches, each flower on a stalk 2–5 mm (0.08–0.2 in) long and smelling faintly of mice. The floral cup is hemispherical and 1–1.5 mm (0.04–0.06 in) long. The sepals are green and reddish, 3–4 mm (0.1–0.2 in) long, deeply divided into thin filaments, partly whitish and partly brownish. The petals are cream to yellowish, egg-shaped, about 2 mm (0.08 in) long, and fade to reddish or brown. The style is 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in) long, straight and hairy near the tip. Flowering time is from October to January.
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