Waitzia acuminata

Waitzia acuminata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Waitzia
Species:	W. acuminata
Binomial name
Waitzia acuminata Steetz[1]

Waitzia acuminata, commonly known as Orange Immortelle, is an annual herb in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Australia. Plants grow to between 0.1 and 0.6 metres in height and have leaves that are long and narrow. These are between 2 and 10 cm long and 2 to 5 mm in width.^[2][3] The yellow, orange or white flowers appear between July and January.^[2]

The species was first formally described in 1845 in Plantae Preissianae.^[1]

Two varieties are currently recognised:

• W. acuminata Steetz var. acuminata
• W. acuminata var. albicans Paul G.Wilson

Waitzia acuminata occurs in all Australian states except Queensland and Tasmania.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Waitzia acuminata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Waitzia+acuminata. Retrieved 11 November 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Waitzia acuminata". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/8275. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Waitzia acuminata". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Waitzia~acuminata. Retrieved 11 November 2011.