Verticordia subg. Verticordia is a botanical name for a grouping of similar plant species in the genus Verticordia. This subgenus contains eleven sections, classifying thirty six species, of Alex George's infrageneric arrangement. A number of anatomical features differentiate the contained species from the other two subgenera.
Verticordia sect. Verticordia is one of eleven sections in the subgenus Verticordia. It includes eight species of plants in the genus Verticordia. Plants in this section are open to bushy shrubs up to 1 m (3 ft) tall with needle-like leaves, feather-like sepals and anthers opening by slanting pores. When Johannes Conrad Schauer described other subgenera in Verticordia, subgenus Verticordia became an autonym after Augustin de Candolle who described the genus in 1828. When Alex George reviewed the genus in 1991, he took the name of this section from that of the subgenus.
Verticordia sect. Tropica is one of six sections in the subgenus Eperephes. It includes three species of plants in the genus Verticordia. Plants in this section occur are the only verticordias to occur in tropical areas of Western Australia and the Northern Territory, including the Kimberley and Kakadu National Park and they have the ability to regrow from a lignotuber after fire. They have leaves which vary in size from tiny and pressed against the stem to long and curved but are always linear in shape. The flowers have fringed petals and lobed sepals with small, ear-like appendages and the style has a narrow band of hairs near its tip.
Verticordia sect. Elachoschista is one of eleven sections in the subgenus Verticordia. It includes a single species in the genus Verticordia. Plants in this section resemble those in section Infuscata except that the sepal lobes are not divided but may have an irregularly toothed edge. Plants in this section superficially resemble some of the smaller Darwinia species. The leaves are crowded and the flower are cream-coloured, turning greenish-brown as they age. When Alex George reviewed the genus in 1991 he formally described this section, publishing the description in the journal Nuytsia. The name Elachoschista is derived from the Ancient Greek words elachys meaning "little" and schizo meaning "cut" referring to the sepals which have almost smooth edges.
Verticordia sect. Chrysorhoe is a section that describes three shrub species in the genus Verticordia. The section is one of seven in the subgenus, Verticordia subg. Chrysoma. The three species in this section are inflexible, upright shrubs usually no taller than 2 m (7 ft). They have needle-like leaves and their flowers are arranged corymb-like, sometimes densely on the ends of the branches. The flowers are orange, gold-coloured or yellow and the petals have toothed margins, the anthers have a flattened, swollen appendage and the staminodes are narrow.
Verticordia sect. Cooloomia is a section that describes a single species in the flowering plant genus Verticordia. The section is one of seven in the subgenus, Verticordia subg. Chrysoma. The characteristics of this section includes leaves that differ in shape, depending on their position on the plant and very small sepals. In most other respects, the one plant in this section is similar to those in section Verticordia sect. Chrysoma.
Verticordia sect. Synandra is a section that describes a single species in the genus Verticordia. The section is one of seven in the subgenus, Verticordia subg. Chrysoma. The characteristics of this section includes having branches and flower stalks which are covered with stiff, bristly hairs, and stamens and staminodes which are joined at their base in a tube. The subspecies and varieties of the single species in this section all have bright green leaves and superficially resemble dwarf pine trees.
Verticordia gracilis is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a low shrub with small leaves and rounded groups of fluffy pale to deep pink flowers in late spring or early summer, following rain.
Verticordia setacea is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a shrub with small leaves and deep pink flowers with short styles in late spring.
Verticordia sect. Jugata is one of seven sections in the subgenus Chrysoma. It includes seven species of plants in the genus Verticordia. Plants in this section are mostly bushy shrubs to 1.0 m (3 ft) tall with bright yellow flowers which in some species turn red as they age. They have sepals with fringed lobes, petals which have lobes arranged like the fingers of a hand and bracteoles which are joined together and remain attached to the flower after it opens. When Alex George reviewed the genus in 1991, he described the section and gave it the name Jugata. The name Jugata is from the Latin word jugis meaning "yoked together" referring to the arrangement of the bracteoles in these species.
Verticordia sect. Unguiculata is one of seven sections in the subgenus Chrysoma. It includes three species of plants in the genus Verticordia. Plants in this section are rigid shrubs with a single main stem and are less than 1.0 m (3 ft) tall. They have yellow flowers arranged in corymb-like groups and the flowers turn red as they age. They have sepals with fringed lobes, petals which have lobes arranged like the fingers of a hand and anthers which have an appendage which looks like a pair of claws. When Alex George reviewed the genus in 1991, he described the section and gave it the name Unguiculata. The name Unguiculata is the diminutive form of the Latin word unguis meaning "little claw" or "little talon" referring to the anther appendage in these species.
Verticordia sect. Sigalantha is one of seven sections in the subgenus Chrysoma. It includes two species of plants in the genus Verticordia. Plants in this section are rigid shrubs with a single main stem and are up to 1.0 m (3 ft) tall. They have golden-yellow flowers with prominent shining petals. The flowers are arranged in corymb-like groups and become pale or grey as they age. The bracteoles fall off the flower as it opens. When Alex George reviewed the genus in 1991, he described the section and gave it the name Sigalantha. The name Sigalantha is derived from the Ancient Greek words sigaloeis meaning "shiny" and anthos meaning "flower" referring to the shiny petals of these species.
Verticordia sect. Corymbiformis is one of eleven sections in the subgenus Verticordia. It includes five species of plants in the genus Verticordia. Plants in this section are mostly compact shrubs 0.3–1 m (1–3 ft) tall with a constricted floral cup, fringed or divided sepal lobes and dense heads of small flowers. When Alex George reviewed the genus in 1991 he formally described this section, publishing the description in the journal Nuytsia. The name Corymbiformis is derived from the Latin word corymbus meaning "a bunch of flowers" and the suffix -formis meaning "shaped" referring to the flower arrangement of the species in this section.
Verticordia sect. Micrantha is one of eleven sections in the subgenus Verticordia. It includes three species of plants in the genus Verticordia. Plants in this section small shrubs with tiny flowers smelling faintly like mice. The floral cup has five ribs on its sides. When Alex George reviewed the genus in 1991 he formally described this section, publishing the description in the journal Nuytsia. The name Micrantha is derived from the Ancient Greek mikros meaning "small" and anthos meaning "flower" in reference to the small flowers of plants in this section.
Verticordia sect. Infuscata is one of eleven sections in the subgenus Verticordia. It includes two species of plants in the genus Verticordia. Plants in this section are small shrubs with greyish foliage, unusual flowers and an odour of mice. The floral cup has a tuft of hairs around its base, dull purple or cream-coloured flowers with divided sepals and petals with a transparent margin. When Alex George reviewed the genus in 1991 he formally described this section, publishing the description in the journal Nuytsia. The name Infuscata is derived from the Latin word fusca meaning "dark" or "dusky" referring to the dullish colour of plants in this section.
Verticordia sect. Pilocosta is one of eleven sections in the subgenus Verticordia. It includes three species of plants in the genus Verticordia. Plants in this section are mostly small, bushy shrubs greyish, needle-like leaves and hairy, rather than feathery flowers. Plants in this section have a flower cup with 10 hairy ribs, fringed sepals and a style which is hairy and has a distinct cap. When Alex George reviewed the genus in 1991 he formally described this section, publishing the description in the journal Nuytsia. The name Pilocosta is from the Latin words pilus meaning "hair" and costa meaning "rib" referring to the hairy ribs on the floral cup.
Verticordia sect. Recondita is one of eleven sections in the subgenus Verticordia. It includes a single species in the genus Verticordia. Plants in this section are inconspicuous shrubs with linear leaves which are triangular in cross-section, rather scattered flowers and staminodes tapering to a fine point. When Alex George reviewed the genus in 1991 he formally described this section, publishing the description in the journal Nuytsia. The name Recondita is derived from the Latin word reconditus meaning "concealed" or "hidden" referring to the small size and scattered flowers of plants in this section.
Verticordia sect. Intricata is one of eleven sections in the subgenus Verticordia. It includes three species of plants in the genus Verticordia. Plants in this section are usually bushy shrubs, sometimes cauliflower-like, with greyish leaves and fluffy or woolly pink to red, sometimes white flowers. The sepals have intricately branched lobes and hairy appendages and the stamens and staminodes are joined in a ring structure. When Alex George reviewed the genus in 1991 he formally described this section, publishing the description in the journal Nuytsia. The name Intricata is from the Latin word intricatus meaning "entangled" or "complicated" referring to the intricately divided sepals.
Verticordia sect. Integripetala is one of six sections in the subgenus Eperephes. It includes five species of plants in the genus Verticordia. Plants in this section are mostly small, bushy shrubs with needle-like leaves and dark red to pink or creamy-white flowers with their petals having smooth edges. Most species are confined to the wheatbelt. When Alex George reviewed the genus in 1991, he described the section and gave it the name Integripetala. The name Integripetala is from the Latin words integer meaning "whole", "entire" or "sound" and petalum meaning "petal" referring smooth or entire edges of the petals in these species.
Verticordia sect. Jamiesoniana is one of six sections in the subgenus Eperephes. It includes the single species Verticordia jamiesonii. Plants in this section have tiny, yellowish leaves and white flowers that turn pink as they age and have stamens and staminodes with slightly thickened hairs.
