Myrtaceae Juss.
Verticordia elizabethiae Rye & M.D.Barrett , legitimate, scientific
Rye, B.L. & Barrett, M.D. (3 November 2020), A new species that’s worth its salt: Verticordia elizabethiae (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae), a salt-tolerant rarity from semi-arid Western Australia. Nuytsia 31: 259-262, Fig. 1 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Baladjie [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], Western Australia, 23 November 2018, J.A. Wege & R. Davis JAW 2089 (holo: PERTH 09077928; iso: CANB, K, MEL, NSW)."
taxonomic synonym: Verticordia sp. Koolyanobbing (B.H.Smith 1457) WA Herbarium [n/a] common name: Elizabeth’s Featherflower [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "Named in honour of Elizabeth Anne (Berndt) George, née Sykes (1935–2012). Elizabeth spent several decades intensively collecting and passionately studying Verticordia, which at the time was in considerable taxonomic disarray..."
Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (24 June 2021), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2020. Nuytsia 32: 19 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Verticordia sp. Koolyanobbing (B.H.Smith 1457) WA Herbarium [n/a]