Appearance
"Beaufortia aestiva" is sometimes a dense, rounded shrub and others an open spreading one. It occasionally grows to a height of 4 m but more usually 2 m and 2 m wide. The leaves are egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, 4–11 mm long and are arranged in alternating pairs, so that they form four rows along the stems.The flowers are creamy orange-coloured to red and are arranged in heads 35–45 mm in diameter, on the ends of branches which continue to grow after flowering. Flowering occurs from June to December, sometimes later and is followed by fruit which are woody capsules 7–9 millimetres long. It can be distinguished from other beaufortias by its stamens which are in bundles of 5 to 7, 28–40 mm long, joined for about half their length.
Naming
"Beaufortia aestiva" was first formally described in 1998 by Kristine J. Brooks in Nuytsia from a specimen found near Binnu. The specific epithet is a Latin word meaning "summer".Distribution
"Beaufortia aestiva" mainly occurs between Kalbarri and Eneabba in the Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest and Yalgoo bioregions of south-western Western Australia.Status
"Beaufortia aestiva" is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.Habitat
It grows in deep sand on sandplains in kwongan.References:
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