Darwinia neildiana
| Fringed bell | |
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| File:Darwinia neildiana.jpg | |
| Darwinia neildiana near Cataby | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Darwinia |
| Species: | D. neildiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Darwinia neildiana | |
| File:Darwinia neildianaDistMap23.png | |
| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Darwinia neildiana, commonly known as fringed bell,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a dwarf, spreading or semi-erect shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.2–1 m (7.9 in – 3 ft 3.4 in) and has leaves about 10 mm (0.39 in) long. Its are flowers very small, arranged in clusters of up to 60, surrounded by green bracts that turn red as they age, the inflorescence 20–30 mm (0.79–1.18 in) wide. Flowering occurs between August and December.[2][3] The species was first formally described by Victorian Government botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1875 in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae.[4][5] The specific epithet (neildiana) honours James Edward Neild.[6] It grows among rocks in the Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains and Swan Coastal Plain biogeographic regions of south-western Western Australia.[2]
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