Verticordia plumosa

Verticordia plumosa

''Verticordia plumosa'' is a shrub, up to 1.4 m tall, found in Southwest Australia. It was one of the first ''Verticordia'' species to be collected and described. It is known by a common name, the Plumed Featherflower.
Verticordia plumosa  Australia,Eamw flora,Geotagged,Verticordia plumosa,Winter

Appearance

It may possess a lignotuber, and one or several basal stems. It is openly branched and has linear leaves, 1.5–14 mm long.
The scented flowers are pink, mauve or white with a deeper colouration at the centre, these are bunched in rounded forms at the upper branches.
Plumed_Featherflower  Australia,Geotagged,Summer,Verticordia plumosa

Distribution

The species has been recorded in all regions of the Southwest Botanical Province, occasionally being found at restricted locations of the more arid areas. Distribution is also known to extend toward Coolgardie, usually ''Verticordia plumosa'' var. ''incrassata'', these plants are generally shorter, thicker, and more straggling in habit, a response to the extreme environment.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderMyrtales
FamilyMyrtaceae
GenusVerticordia
SpeciesV. plumosa
Photographed in
Australia