Darwinia Rudge
Staminodes present alternating with the stamens Darwinia
Leaves laterally compressed; lower surface keeled. Flowers usually 2–6 per cluster, rarely 8
Bracteoles shorter than the perianth, deciduous or persistent
Sepals less then three-quarters as long as the petals
Flowers (incl. style) 9–25 mm long. Bracteoles dark brown or reddish-purple. Young flowers white or green
Main stems prostrate, up to 2.5 m long, with ascending branches up to 15 cm high. Leaves glaucous, decussate, triangular in cross-section, 8–17 mm long, 0.5–1 mm wide. Flowers 2–4 per cluster. Floral tube 7–8 mm long. Bracteoles reddish-brown, deciduous, 4–6 mm long. Hornsby Plateau, Hawkesbury River district. Heath. Ss. Vulnerable. Fl. winter–spring. (May hybridizes with D. fascicularis where they occur together.) Darwinia glaucophylla
Erect to spreading shrubs with green leaves