Burchardia multifloraCommon name: Dwarf Burchardia
Meaning of name: Burchardia honours Johann Heinrich Burckhard (1676 – 1738), a German botanist. Multiflora is from the Latin words multus, meaning many, and floris, meaning flower.
Distribution: Occurs from Hill River to Albany.
Description: The flower stems are up to 27 centimetres tall above slender leaves. The pinkish white flowers, produced from July to October, have purple anthers.
Notes: The colour of the anthers is the easiest way to separate Burchardia multiflora and Burchardia congesta. Burchardia congesta has yellow anthers.
References: Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.
Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.
Burchardia multiflora has white flowers, deep pink buds and purple anthers.
The plant has simple stems with long, narrow basal leaves.
Burchardia multiflora forms an umbel which usually has two to eight flowers.
