Verticordia huegelii

Variegated featherflower
V. huegelii, painting by Ellis Rowan
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Verticordia
Subgenus:	Verticordia subg. Verticordia
Section:	Verticordia sect. Pilocosta
Species:	V. huegelii
Binomial name
Verticordia huegelii Endl.[1]
Varieties
V. huegelii Endl. var. huegelii V. huegelii var. decumbens A.S. George V. huegelii var. stylosa (Turcz.) A.S.George V. huegelii var. tridens A.S.George

Verticordia huegelii, commonly known as variegated featherflower, is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a sometimes an erect shrub, sometimes sprawling to almost prostrate. It has linear leaves and very feathery flowers in spring. The flowers are usually cream-coloured or white, becoming pinkish and reddish or maroon as the flowers age, giving a variegated appearance to the display.