Verticordia serrata linearis (Verticordia serrata linearis)
Description
Verticordia serrata is an openly-branched shrub which grows to a height of 1.5 m (5 ft) and which usually has one main branch.Its leaves are either elliptic to egg-shaped and 2.5–6 mm (0.1–0.2 in) long or linear in shape and 6–20 mm (0.2–0.8 in) long,depending on variety,but always have hairy eges.The flowers are usually scented and are arranged in corymb-like groups on erect stalks from 3–8 mm (0.1–0.3 in) long with the longest stalks on the lowest flowers in each group.The floral cup is 0.5–1.0 mm (0.02–0.04 in) long,warty and glabrous.The sepals spread widely,are golden-yellow,turning greyish with age,2.5–3.5 mm (0.098–0.14 in) long,with 6 to 8 hairy lobes.The petals are a similar colour to the sepals,2.5–4 mm (0.1–0.2 in) long and egg-shaped with a toothed margin.The style is 2–4 mm (0.08–0.2 in) long,straight and glabrous.Flowering time differs,depending on the variety.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Myrtales
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Family: Myrtaceae
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Genus: Verticordia
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