Verticordia insignis
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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.
The scented flowers are white, with a deep pink to red centre, and are noted for their attractive appearance. These appear in erect clusters, the many small flowers are given a silvery appearance by the colour of the sepals.
It is found along the Darling Scarp
, Northam
, and is well distributed in the woodlands and heath surrounding Perth. It often appears in association with other Verticordia on grey or yellow sands, granitic areas, and on gravel and rocks.
The formal description of the species was published by Stephan Endlicher in his Enumeratio plantarum in 1837.
In the 1991 revision of the genus Verticordia
by A.S. George
, three subspecies of Verticordia insignis Endl. (1828) were described:
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...
. 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.
The scented flowers are white, with a deep pink to red centre, and are noted for their attractive appearance. These appear in erect clusters, the many small flowers are given a silvery appearance by the colour of the sepals.
It is found along the Darling Scarp
Darling Scarp
The Darling Scarp, also referred to as the Darling Range or Darling Ranges, is a low escarpment running north-south to the east of the Swan Coastal Plain and Perth, Western Australia...
, Northam
Northam
Northam is the name of a number of places around the world:* Northam, Devon - a town in Devon, England.* Northam railway station* Northam, Hampshire - A district of the city of Southampton, England...
, and is well distributed in the woodlands and heath surrounding Perth. It often appears in association with other Verticordia on grey or yellow sands, granitic areas, and on gravel and rocks.
The formal description of the species was published by Stephan Endlicher in his Enumeratio plantarum in 1837.
In the 1991 revision of the genus Verticordia
Verticordia
Verticordia, a genus of the Myrtaceae family, are woody shrubs 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,...
by A.S. George
Alex George
Alexander Segger George is a Western Australian botanist. He is the authority on the plant genera Banksia and Dryandra...
, three subspecies of Verticordia insignis Endl. (1828) were described:
- Verticordia insignis subsp. insignis
- Verticordia insignis subsp. compta (Endl.) A.S. George (1991)
- Verticordia insignis subsp. eomagisVerticordia insignis subsp. eomagisVerticordia insignis subsp. eomagis is a woody shrub, with white and pink flowers, found in Southwest Australia.They are known to occur in several populations between Perth and Geraldton, but have been insufficiently studied with regard to threat of extinction...
A.S.George (1991)