Mirbelia trichocalyx is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a dense, erect, spiny shrub that typically grows to a height of 15–75 cm (5.9–29.5 in) and has orange or yellow and red flowers from July to October. It grows on plains, hills and breakaways in the Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee and Swan Coastal Plain bioregions.[2]
| Mirbelia trichocalyx | |
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| Near Manmanning | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Mirbelia |
| Species: | M. trichocalyx
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| Binomial name | |
| Mirbelia trichocalyx | |
The species was first formally described in 1923 by Karel Domin in the Vestnik Kralovske Ceske Spolecnosti Nauk, Trida Matematiko-Prirodevedecke from specimens he collected by Arthur Dorrien-Smith.[3][4] The specific epithet (trichocalyx) means "hair-like calyx".[5]
Mirbelia taxifolia is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Mirbelia trichocalyx". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Mirbelia trichocalyx". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Mirbelia trichocalyx". APNI. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ Domin, Karel (1923). "New additions to the flora of Western Australia". Vestnik Kralovske Ceske Spolecnosti Nauk, Trida Matematiko-Prirodevedecke. 2: 28–29. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 320. ISBN 9780958034180.