Lagenophora huegelii

Meaning of name:

Lagenophora is from the Greek words lagenos, meaning flagon and phora, meaning bearing. Huegelii honours Carl Alexander Anselm, Baron von Hugel (1796 – 1870), an Austrian traveller and naturalist who visited the Swan River and King George Sound in 1833.

Distribution:

Occurs in the south west of Western Australia. Also found in south eastern Australia.

Description:

A herb to 30 centimetres tall. The white or pink flowers are produced from July to December.

References:

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/taxon/apni/51744680

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/18585