Scholtzia involucrata

Common name: Spiked Scholtzia

Meaning of name:

Scholtzia honours Heinrich Scholtz (1812 – 1859), a physician who studied the flora and flora of Silesia. Involucrata is from the Latin words involucre, meaning a cloth to wrap round one; or involucrum, meaning a wrapper, envelope. Botanically it means having leaves or bracts surrounding the base of the flower-head.

Distribution:

Occurs in western parts of the southwest of Western Australia.

Description:

A shrub to 1.5 metres tall. The white to pink flowers are produced from December to March.

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.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51290326

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/6033