| Andersonia bifida | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Andersonia |
| Species: | A. bifida |
| Binomial name | |
| Andersonia bifida | |
Andersonia bifida is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a compact shrub with linear leaves with a sheathing base, and white, cream-coloured or yellow flowers.
Andersonia bifida is a compact shrub that typically grows to a height of up to about 30 cm (12 in). Its leaves are linear with a sheathing base, 2–4 mm (0.079–0.157 in) long and 0.5–1 mm (0.020–0.039 in) wide. The flowers are arranged in groups of 2 to 6 with bracts similar to the leaves and shorter, keeled bracteoles. The sepals are linear, 8–16 mm (0.31–0.63 in) long and usually hairy. The petals are white, cream-coloured or yellow, 2.5–4.5 mm (0.098–0.177 in) long and form a tube with lobes about half as long as the petal tube. The stamens are slightly longer than the petal tube, the anthers equal in length or longer than the filaments. [2] [3]
Andersonia bifida was first formally described in 1962 by Leslie Watson in the Kew Bulletin from specimens collected by Arthur Dorrien-Smith in 1910. [2] [4] The specific epithet (bifida) means 'forked', referring to the anthers. [5]
This species of Andersonia grows in loamy soils on granite outcrops in the Avon Wheatbelt and Jarrah Forest bioregions of south-western Western Australia. [3]
Andersonia bifida is listed as "Priority Two" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, [3] meaning that it is poorly known and from one or a few locations. [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 is a genus of mostly small, evergreen shrubs in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the Southwest Botanical Province in Western Australia.
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 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 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 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 redolens is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is an open shrub with low-lying stems, twisted, narrowly egg-shaped to almost linear leaves and white or cream-coloured, tube-shaped 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.
