Darwinia oldfieldii
Darwinia oldfieldii, commonly known as Oldfield's darwinia,[1] is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to Western Australia.[2]
| Oldfield's darwinia | |
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| Darwinia oldfieldii in Kings Park, Perth | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Darwinia |
| Species: | D. oldfieldii |
| Binomial name | |
| Darwinia oldfieldii | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
It is a shrub with an erect, spreading habit and typically grows to height of 0.15 to 0.5 metres (0.5 to 1.6 ft) but can reach as high as 1 metre (3 ft). It blooms between August and November producing red flowers. Found in the Mid West of Western Australia, Oldfield's darwinia grows in sandy soils on rocky ledges and on sandplains in an area on the coast just north of Geraldton.[2]
First formally described in 1865 by George Bentham, the description was published in the Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany in 1867 from a specimen collected by Augustus Oldfield near the Murchison River.[3][4]
References
- "Darwinia oldfieldii – Oldfield's Darwinia". Gardening with Angus. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- "Darwinia oldfieldii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- "Darwinia oldfieldii". APNI. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- Bentham, George (1867). "Note on the genera Darwinia, Rudge, and Bartlingia, Ad.Brongn". Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany. 9: 180. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
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