Ferraria crispa

Common name: Black Flag

Meaning of name:

Ferraria is named after Giovanni Batista Ferrari, an Italian botanist who described citrus and their use in preventing scurvy. Crispa is from the Latin word crispatus, meaning curled or crinkled.

Distribution:

Found in the south west of Western Australia and south eastern Australia.

Description:

This plant grows to about 35 centimetres tall and has black flowers. The flowers attract flies but only last for one day each.

Notes:

This species is originally from South Africa.

References:

Western Weeds, A Guide to the Weeds of Western Australia. BMJ Hussey, GJ Keighery, J Dodd, SG Lloyd, RD Cousens. 1997.

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. Third edition 2019.

Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2905672

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/1515