Verticordia sect. Pennuligera facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Verticordia sect. Pennuligera |
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Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Verticordia |
| Subgenus: | Verticordia subg. Eperephes |
| Section: | Verticordia sect. Pennuligera Meisner |
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Verticordia sect. Pennuligera is a special group of plants. It's one of six "sections" within a larger plant family called Eperephes. This group includes sixteen different kinds of shrubs from the plant genus Verticordia. These shrubs can be small and spread out, or they can grow into large bushes. People sometimes call them "lettuce-leaved" or "round-leaved" because of their unique leaves.
What These Plants Look Like
The flowers of Verticordia sect. Pennuligera are quite big. Their sepals, which are like small leaves that protect the flower bud, have feathery edges. They also have ear-like parts on a stalk that cover the base of the flower. The petals are usually oval, egg-shaped, or round, and they often have a pretty fringed edge.
How This Group Was Named
In 1857, a scientist named Carl Meissner decided to divide the Verticordia genus into four main groups, or sections. He officially described the section Pennuligera at that time. His description was published in a science journal called Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Botany.
Later, in 1991, another scientist named Alex George looked at the Verticordia genus again. He agreed with Meissner's name and description for this section. George chose V. grandis as the main example, or "type species," for this group. He also confirmed that this section includes sixteen different species.
Species in This Group
The main example plant for this section is Verticordia grandis. Besides V. grandis, some of the other species in this group are:
