| Andersonia auriculata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Andersonia |
| Species: | A. auriculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Andersonia auriculata | |
Andersonia auriculata is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to southern Western Australia. It is an erect or spreading shrub with twisted lance-shaped leaves and white or blue flowers.
Andersonia auriculata is an erect or spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of 10–30 cm (3.9–11.8 in). Its leaves are spreading, twisted lance-shaped, 5–15 mm (0.20–0.59 in) long and 1–3 mm (0.039–0.118 in) wide. The bracteoles on the higher flowers are sepal-like and sometimes longer than the sepals. The sepals are lance-shaped, 10–17 mm (0.39–0.67 in) long and greenish white. The petals are shorter than the sepals, white or blue with lobes about twice as long as the petal tube. The stamens are half as long as the petals with anthers about 2.5 mm (0.098 in) long. [2] [3]
Andersonia auriculata was first formally described in 1962 by Leslie Watson in the Kew Bulletin from specimens collected at Quarram in 1953. [2] [4] The specific epithet (auriculata) means 'having auricles', referring to the stamens. [5]
This species of Andersonia grows in sandy in swampy areas or granite outcrops in the Jarrah Forest and Warren bioregions of southern Western Australia. [3]
Andersonia auriculata is listed as "Priority Three" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, [3] meaning that it is poorly known and known from only a few locations but is not under imminent threat. [6]
Andersonia sprengelioides is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west corner of Western Australia. It is a dense, cushion- or mat-like shrub with lance-shaped to more or less egg-shaped leaves and pink or bluish-purple flowers.
Andersonia caerulea, commonly known as foxtails, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is an erect or spreading to low-lying shrub with variably-shaped leaves and pink and pale blue flowers, sometimes in spike-like groups.
Andersonia aristata, commonly known as rice flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is a slender, erect or spreading shrub with linear to lance-shaped leaves and white, tube-shaped flowers with bearded petal lobes.
Andersonia axilliflora, commonly known as giant andersonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to southern Western Australia. It is an erect, rigid shrub with glabrous, lance-shaped leaves and creamy-white flowers.
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.
Andersonia brevifolia 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 egg-shaped leaves and white or pink flowers.
Andersonia carinata 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 more or less egg-shaped leaves with a keeled base, and pink, pinkish-white or pinkish-purple flowers.
Andersonia echinocephala is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is an erect, rigid shrub with lance-shaped leaves and heads of up to 15 or more, white or cream-soloured flowers.
Andersonia gracilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is a slender erect or open straggly shrub with more or less lance-shaped leaves and groups of two to ten densely bearded, white or pinkish-purple, tube-shaped flowers.
Andersonia grandiflora, commonly known as red andersonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a prostrate cushion shrub with lance-shaped leaves and groups of two to four reddish orange, tube-shaped flowers.
Andersonia heterophylla is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect or ascending shrub with egg-shaped to more or less linear leaves and white or pink flowers.
Andersonia involucrata is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a compact or straggling, spreading shrub with pointed egg-shaped to lance-shaped leaves and white or pink flowers.
Andersonia latiflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, straggling shrub with egg-shaped to lance-shaped leaves and white flowers.
Andersonia lehmanniana is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a shrub with pointed lance-shaped leaves and white, cream-coloured or pink and blue or purple flowers.
Andersonia longifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to a restricted area in the south-west of Western Australia. It is a sprawling to upright shrub with pointed lance-shaped leaves and cream-coloured flowers.
Andersonia macranthera is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is a spindly erect, or straggling shrub with pointed egg-shaped leaves and pink, pinkish blue or pinkish purple and red flowers.
Andersonia macranthera is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is a low, compact, cushion-like shrub with pointed egg-shaped leaves and white flowers.
Andersonia parvifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is a slender, erect shrub with pointed, egg-shaped leaves pressed against the stem and pink or pinkish-blue or pinkish-purple flowers.
Andersonia setifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is a low-lying to erect, often cushion-forming shrub with usually linear to pointed lance-shaped leaves with a sheathing base, and red or white flowers.
Andersonia simplex, commonly known as spiked andersonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is an erect or ascending shrub, usually with ascending branches, pointed lance-shaped or egg-shaped, sometimes twisted, wavy leaves, and pink and blue, purple or reddish-purple flowers.
