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Mirbelia densiflora

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Mirbelia densiflora

Priority Three — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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

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  1. ^ "Mirbelia densiflora". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Mirbelia densiflora". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. ^ "Mirbelia densiflora". APNI. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  4. ^ Gardner, Charles A. (1943). "Contributiones Florae Australiae Occidentalis, XI". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia. 27: 177–178. 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" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 26 June 2022.