Opercularia echinocephala

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Opercularia echinocephala (bristly headed stinkweed) is a species of plant within the genus Opercularia, in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia.

Description

O. echinocephala is a spreading perennial from 0.1 to 1.3 m high which grows on flat plains and river banks on sands and lateritic soils. Its green/ pink flowers are seen from August to November.

It is found in the IBRA regions of Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren.

Taxonomy

It was first described by Bentham in 1867 as Opercularia echinocephala. No synonyms are listed by APNI, nor by Plants of the World online.

References

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{{cite web|url=https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/6758|title=FloraBase: Opercularia echinocephala|publisher=Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. |accessdate=12 May 2018}}

{{cite web|title=AVH: Opercularia echinocephala (mapview), Australasian Virtual Herbarium|url=http://avh.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Opercularia+echinocephala#tab_mapView|accessdate=10 May 2018}}

{{cite web|url=https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/name/apni/520471/api/apni-format|title='Australian Plant Name Index (APNI): Opercularia echinocephala|publisher=IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government|accessdate=12 May 2018}}

Bentham, G. 1867. Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 436

Govaerts, R., et al. 2018. {{cite web|url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:758307-1|title=Plants of the World online: Opercularia echinocephala|publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|accessdate=12 May 2018}}

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echinocephala

Category:Flora of Western Australia

Category:Taxa named by George Bentham

Category:Plants described in 1867