Patersonia spirafolia

Patersonia spirafolia (common name - spiral-leaved Patersonia)[1] is a species of plant in the iris family Iridaceae and is endemic to Western Australia.[2]

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

It was first described by Gregory John Keighery in 1990.[3][4] There are no synonyms.[2]

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.[5]

It is found to the south west of Badgingarra,[5] growing on sand over laterite.[6]

References
  1. "SPRAT: Species Profile and Threats Database: Patersonia spirifolia — Spiral-leaved Patersonia".
  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. G.J. Keighery (1990). "Patersonia spirafolia (Iridaceae), a new species from south-western Australia". Nuytsia. 7 (2): 137–139. doi:10.58828/NUY00159. ISSN 0085-4417. Wikidata Q100730793.
  5. 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.


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