Waltheria virgata is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae, that is found in the north of Western Australia,[3] and in the Northern Territory.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Waltheria |
| Species: | W. virgata
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Description
editWaltheria virgata is an erect, much branched shrub growing from a height of 0.3 m to 1 m high, and up to 1 m wide.[3] Its leaves and stems are thinly to densely covered in stellate (star-shaped) hairs.[4] Its pink-purple flowers may be seen from April to May or July to October.[3]
Habitat
editIt grows on red sand and stony soils, on plains, on rocky hills, and in stony creeks.[3]
Taxonomy and naming
editIt was first described in 1917 by Alfred James Ewart & Isabel Clifton Cookson.[1][2] There are no synonyms.[1][5] The specific epithet, virgata, derives from the Latin word, virga, "a rod for beating", to give a Botanical Latin adjective describing the plant as having "straight slender not very flexible twigs".[6] The genus name, Waltheria, honours the German botanist Augustin Friedrich Walther.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Waltheria virgata". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ a b Ewart, A.J. & Davies, O.B. (1917). "Waltheria virgata". The Flora of the Northern Territory. p. 190.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d "Waltheria virgata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b "NT Flora: Waltheria virgata". eflora.nt.gov.au. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Waltheria virgata Ewart & Cookson | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "virgatus,-a,-um". www.plantillustrations.org. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ Quattrocchi, U. (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. Vol. 4 R-Z. Taylor & Francis US. p. 2817. ISBN 978-0-8493-2678-3.
External links
edit- Waltheria virgata occurrence data from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
Media related to Waltheria virgata at Wikimedia Commons
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