Mirbelia densiflora | |
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Conservation status
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![]() Priority Three — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Mirbelia |
Species: | M. densiflora
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Binomial name | |
Mirbelia densiflora C.A.Gardner[1]
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Mirbelia densiflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect or straggling shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.2–1 m (7.9 in – 3 ft 3.4 in) and has yellow or orange flowers from October to January.[2] It was first formally described in 1942 by Charles Gardner in the Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia.[3][4] The specific epithet (densiflora) means "crowded-flowers".[5] This mirbelia grows on ridges and plains in the Coolgardie and Mallee bioregions of south-western Western Australia, and is listed as "Priority Three" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[2] meaning that it is poorly known and known from only a few locations but is not under imminent threat.[6]