Verticordia insignis

taxobox
name = "Verticordia insignis"


image_caption = Plate 2 from "A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony"; "V. insignis" is on the left.
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Myrtales
familia = Myrtaceae
genus = "Verticordia"
species = "Verticordia insignis"
species_authority = Endl.
subdivision_ranks = subspecies
subdivision = "Verticordia insignis" subsp. "insignis" Endl.
"Verticordia insignis" subsp. "compta" (Endl.) A.S. George
"Verticordia insignis" subsp. "eomagis" A.S.George|

"Verticordia insignis" is a shrub, up to 1.5 m tall, found in Southwest Australia. The plant was first collected by Carl von Huegel at the Swan River, Western Australia in 1833. It was described by Endlicher in 1837, who gave it the name "insignis".

The scented flowers are white, with a deep pink to red centre, and are noted for their attractive appearance. These appear in erect clusters, the many small flowers are given a silvery appearance by the colour of the sepals.

It is found along the Darling Scarp, Northam, and is well distributed in the woodlands and heath surrounding Perth. It often appears in association with other "Verticordia" on gray or yellow sands, granitic areas, and on gravel and rocks.

In the 1991 revision of the genus "Verticordia" by A.S. George , three subspecies of "Verticordia insignis" Endl. (1828) were described:
*"Verticordia insignis" subsp. "insignis"
*"Verticordia insignis" subsp. "compta" (Endl.) A.S. George (1991)
*"Verticordia insignis" subsp. "eomagis" A.S.George (1991)

References

*cite book |last=George (Berndt) |first=Elizabeth A. |authorlink= |coauthors= Margaret Pieroni (illustrations) |editor= |others= |title= Verticordia: the turner of hearts|edition= |series= |date= |year=2002 |month= |publisher=University of Western Australia Press |location=Crawley |language= |isbn=1 876 268 46 8 |pages= |chapter= |chapterurl= |quote=
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