Biology:Mirbelia densiflora

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Short description: Species of legume

Mirbelia densiflora

Priority Three — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification edit
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
C.A.Gardner[1]

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

  1. "Mirbelia densiflora". Australian Plant Census. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/96926. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Mirbelia densiflora". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/4088. 
  3. "Mirbelia densiflora". APNI. https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/521787. 
  4. Gardner, Charles A. (1943). "Contributiones Florae Australiae Occidentalis, XI.". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 27: 177–178. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/218104#page/189/mode/1up. Retrieved 26 June 2022. 
  5. Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 180. ISBN 9780958034180. 
  6. "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna". Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://www.dpaw.wa.gov.au/images/documents/plants-animals/threatened-species/Listings/Conservation%20code%20definitions.pdf. Retrieved 26 June 2022. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15534898 entry