Darwinia neildiana

Darwinia neildiana, commonly known as fringed bell, is a shrub which is endemic to Western Australia. It grows to between 0.2 and 1 metre in height and produces red flowers between August and December in the species' native range.[2] The species was first formally described by Victorian Government botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1875 in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae.[1]

Fringed bell
Darwinia neildiana growing near Cataby
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Darwinia
Species:
D. neildiana
Binomial name
Darwinia neildiana
Occurrence data from AVH

References

  1. "Darwinia neildiana". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. "Darwinia neildiana". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.


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