Darwinia neildiana

Fringed bell
Darwinia neildiana near Cataby
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Darwinia
Species:	D. neildiana
Binomial name
Darwinia neildiana F.Muell.[1]
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]

References

1. "Darwinia neildiana". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
2. "Darwinia neildiana". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
3. Corrick, Margaret G.; Fuhrer, Bruce (2009). Wildflowers of southern Western Australia (3rd ed.). Kenthurst, N.S.W.: Rosenberg Pub. p. 120. ISBN 9781877058844.
4. "Darwinia neildiana". APNI. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
5. von Mueller, Ferdinand (1875). Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. Vol. 9. Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. pp. 177–178. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
6. Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 259. ISBN 9780958034180.