Verticordia sect. Verticordella facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Verticordia sect. Verticordella |
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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. Verticordella Meisner |
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| V. drummondii |
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Verticordia sect. Verticordella is a special group of plants within the larger genus called Verticordia. Think of it like a family, and this section is one of its branches. There are eighteen different kinds of plants, or species, in this group. These plants are usually small, bushy shrubs. They often have one main stem and their flowers smell nice! Some of these plants have a special root system that helps them grow back even after a bushfire.
The leaves of these plants are long and thin, often shaped like a half-circle. Their edges can be a bit hairy or have small, uneven teeth. The flowers come in many pretty colors, like pink, red, purple, light yellow, or white. Each flower has a cup-like base with small parts that curve downwards. They also have tiny leaf-like parts called bracteoles that fall off when the flower opens. The sepals, which are like small leaves protecting the flower bud, have a fringed edge. The petals, which are the colorful parts of the flower, also have fringed or toothed edges. Inside the flower, there's a curved part called a style that is hairy at its tip.
Discovering Verticordella Plants
This group of plants was first officially described in 1857 by a scientist named Carl Meissner. He thought the Verticordia genus should be divided into four main sections, and Verticordella was one of them. He wrote about his findings in a science journal.
Many years later, in 1991, another expert named Alex George looked closely at the Verticordia genus again. He agreed with Meissner's ideas and kept the name Verticordella for this section. He also confirmed that it includes eighteen different species. When Meissner first described this section, he only knew about one plant in it: V. drummondii. Alex George decided to keep V. drummondii as the main example, or type species, for this entire section.
Species in the Verticordella Group
The main example plant for this section is Verticordia drummondii. Besides this one, here are the other seventeen species that belong to the Verticordella group:
