Patersonia spirafolia

Patersonia spirafolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Patersonia
Species:
P. spirafolia
Binomial name
Patersonia spirafolia

Patersonia spirafolia (common name - spiral-leaved Patersonia) is a species of plant in the iris family Iridaceae and is endemic to Western Australia.

It was first described by Gregory John Keighery in 1990. There are no synonyms.

Description

Patersonia spirafolia is a perennial herb which grows to 50 cm high in tussocks up to 40 cm wide. It has a woody rootstock. The leaves are linear (20 cm by 5 mm) and spirally twisted. The leaf margins are fringed with soft hairs pointing towards the centre of the leaf. The reddish-green scape is up to 25 cm long, 1-2 mm wide. The structure which envelops the flower cluster is brown. The flowers have three broad, mauve sepals and three very small, upright, blue-violet petals.

It is found to the south west of Badgingarra, growing on sand over laterite.

References

  1. 1 2 "SPRAT: Species Profile and Threats Database: Patersonia spirifolia — Spiral-leaved Patersonia".
  2. 1 2 "Patersonia spirafolia Keighery | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Patersonia spirafolia". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  4. ↑ Keighery, Gregory John (1990). "Patersonia spirafolia (Iridaceae), a new species from south-western Australia". Nuytsia. 7 (2): 137–139. doi:10.58828/nuy00159. Wikidata Q100730793.
  5. 1 2 Threatened Species Scientific Committee (1 October 2015). "Conservation Advice: Patersonia spirifolia" (PDF). Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Patersonia spirifolia Keighery". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.