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Species of flowering plant

Andersonia barbata
Conservation status

Priority Two — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Andersonia
Species: A. barbata
Binomial name
Andersonia barbata
L.Watson
Synonyms

Andersonia caerulea var. stricta Benth.

Andersonia barbata is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with slightly twisted, lance-shaped leaves, and blue flowers.

Description

Andersonia barbata is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of up to about 40 cm (16 in). Its leaves are slightly twisted, lance-shaped, 4–28 mm (0.16–1.10 in) long and 1–2 mm (0.039–0.079 in) wide. The bracteoles are linear, shorter than the sepals. The sepals are linear, 8–16 mm (0.31–0.63 in) long, usually hairy and pink. The petals are blue and slightly shorter than the sepals, with lobes about as long as the petal tube. The stamens are about as long as the petals with anthers about half as long as the filaments.

Taxonomy

Andersonia barbata was first formally described in 1962 by Leslie Watson in the Kew Bulletin from specimens collected near the Vasse River in 1900. The specific epithet (barbata) means 'bearded'.

Distribution and habitat

This species of Andersonia grows in swampy areas in the Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren bioregions in south-western Western Australia where it grows in sand.

Conservation status

Andersonia barbata is listed as "Priority Two" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, meaning that it is poorly known and from one or a few locations.

References

  1. ^ "Andersonia auriculata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  2. ^ Watson, Leslie (1962). "A taxonomic revision of the genus Andersonia R.Br. (Epacridaceae)". Kew Bulletin. 16 (1): 103–104. doi:10.2307/4120354. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Andersonia barbata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  4. "Andersonia barbata". APNI. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  5. Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 143. ISBN 9780958034180.
  6. "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Andersonia barbata
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