Verticordia argentea

taxobox
name = "Verticordia "
status_system = DECF
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Myrtales
familia = Myrtaceae
genus = "Verticordia"
species = "V. argentea"
binomial = "Verticordia argentea
binomial_authority = A.S.George [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= ] |

"Verticordia argentea" is a woody shrub found in Southwest Australia.

It is found on ridges and sandhills of the Geraldton Sandplains, occurring on white, grey, or yellow sands. The habit is erect and open, with a height between 0.9 an 2.0 metres. The leaves are rounded, rolled at the margin, and almost cover the branches. The flowers are pink and white. [FloraBase|name= "Verticordia argentea"|id=12391]

The species was first described by Alex George, in the 1991 revision of the genus "Verticordia", and published in the journal "Nuytsia". [APNI|name= "Verticordia argentea"|id=65276] This was based on a type collected near Eneabba. [George, A.S. (1991) New taxa, combinations and typifications in Verticordia (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae). "Nuytsia" 7(3): 286, fig. 33 (map) [tax. nov.] Type: "S of Eneabba, Western Australia, 29°53'S, 115°18'E, 24 January 1979, "B.Barnsley "892 (holo: PERTH; iso: CBG)." (APNI)]

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