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Mirbelia longifolia

Topic: Biology

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Short description: Species of legume

Mirbelia longifolia
Mirbelia longifolia.jpg
Near Morawa
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Mirbelia
Species:
M. longifolia
Binomial name
Mirbelia longifolia
C.A.Gardner[1]

Mirbelia longifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.6–2.4 m (2 ft 0 in–7 ft 10 in) and has yellow or orange and purple flowers from September to October.[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 (longifolia) means "long-leaved".[5] This mirbelia grows on stony soil in the Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains and Yalgoo bioregions of south-western Western Australia, and is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Mirbelia longifolia". Australian Plant Census. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/97088. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mirbelia longifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/4093. 
  3. ↑ "Mirbelia longifolia". APNI. https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/522023. 
  4. ↑ Gardner, Charles A. (1943). "Contributiones Florae Australiae Occidentalis, XI.". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 27: 177. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/218104#page/189/mode/1up. Retrieved 6 July 2022. 
  5. ↑ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 242. ISBN 9780958034180. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15535073 entry




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