Watsonia versfeldii

Meaning of name:

Watsonia honours Sir William Watson (1715 – 1787), an English student of electricity, apothecary, physician and botanist. Versfeldii honours Walter Versfeld, a South African collector of the early 20^th century.

Distribution:

Occurs in the southwest of Western Australia. Also occurs in south eastern Australia.

Description:

The leaves are up to 60 centimetres tall. The flower spike can be 2 metres tall. The flowers can be white, pink or red and are produced in October and November.

Notes:

This species is originally from southern 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/taxon/apni/51438116

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/1569