About Verticordia huegelii Endl.
Verticordia huegelii Endl. is a shrub that grows up to 0.9 metres (3 feet) high, and sometimes has a sprawling growth habit. Its leaves are linear to club-shaped, semi-circular in cross-section, and 2–8 millimetres (0.08–0.3 inches) long. The flowers of this plant are unscented, arranged in rounded groups near the ends of branches, with each flower growing on a stalk that is 4–11 millimetres (0.2–0.4 inches) long. The floral cup is top-shaped, 2–3 millimetres (0.08–0.1 inches) long, with a smooth surface and partial covering of hairs. The sepals range in colour from cream to yellow or reddish, are 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 inches) long, do not have lobes, but are deeply divided and covered in spreading hairs. Some of these hairs are longer and more prominent than others. The petals are white, cream or yellow in colour, and turn reddish as they age. They are more or less round and spreading, have a fringe of hairs around their edge, and are 2–4 millimetres (0.08–0.2 inches) long. The style is straight, 5–5.5 millimetres (0.20–0.22 inches) long, hairy on its upper section, and ends in a prominent cap-like stigma at its tip. Flowering mostly occurs from September to November, though timing varies somewhat depending on the variety. This verticordia grows in sand and clay, often alongside granite, laterite or sandstone, and usually grows in association with other Verticordia species. The full distribution of the species varies by subspecies, but overall it occurs from Geraldton south to Porongurup National Park, and inland as far as Wongan Hills. It is found in the Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Esperance Plains and Mallee biogeographic regions.
