Opercularia vaginata

Common name: Dog Weed

Meaning of name:

Opercularia is from the Latin word operculum, meaning cover or lid. It refers to the lid-like valves on the fruit. Vaginata is from the Latin word vaginatus, meaning sheath.

Distribution:

Occurs in the southwest of Western Australia.

Description:

A spreading shrub to 30 centimetres tall. The green flowers are produced from August to October.

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/node/apni/2893649

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/18255