Flora of Denmark WA - Andersonia
Updated 15/3/2024. Index to my other posts.
Andersonia is named after several botanists called Anderson.
The following table lists the Andersonia species which are shown by Florabase to have been collected in Denmark Shire. The second column shows whether the species was included in the book Flora of the South West and under what name if different.
| Species | Included | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| auriculata | Yes | |
| caerulea (Foxtails) |
Yes | See note below |
| geniculata | Yes | As A. geniculata ms Nuytsia 17:202–204, Fig. 3 (2007) |
| hammersleyana | Yes | As A. hammersleyana ms Nuytsia 17:207–210, Fig. 5 (2007) |
| micrantha | Yes | |
| redolens | Yes | As A. redolens ms Nuytsia 17:205–207, Fig. 4 (2007) |
| sp. Amabile | Yes | |
| sp. Frankland | Yes | |
| sp. Jamesii | No | See note below |
| sp. Mitchell River | No | See note below |
| sp. Virolens | Yes | |
| sprengelioides | Yes |
A. caerulea
This is a very variable species. This quote from Lemsom—Current Problems in the Taxonomy of Andersonia (Annals of Botany 77: 323–326, 1996), gives an indication why this is so:
“…the merging of seven taxa into A. caerulea R.Br. (Watson, 1962) resulting in a taxon with a broad range of variation, and a large volume of quite disparate material has since been referred to it. It now seems clear that A. caerulea sensu Watson (1962) encompasses several groups. While some of Watson’s recombinations might be justified from herbarium specimens, not all of his changes to A. caerulea are supported by observations of live plants.”
sp. Jamesii
Per Brenda Hammersley collection record: Erect to straggling, most plants 40–60 cm high, the tallest 1.2 m. Flowers deep blue, sepals pink. Confined to an area of very shallow sand and surface laterite. In Jarrah forest with Isopogon formosus, Astroloma pallidum, Grevillea depauperata and Agonis hypericifolia.
sp. Mitchell River
From Florabase profile: Low, spreading, cushion-like shrub, 0.05–0.4 m high. Fl. blue/blue-white-pink, Jun to Sep. Grey sand over laterite or granite.
Per Brenda Hammersley collection record: Spreading small shrub 30 to 40 cm. Flowers blue, sepals paler blue.
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