Verticordia albida

Verticordia albida is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.

It is a shrub with one main stem with many branches and spike-like groups of scented, white feathery flowers with a pink centre.

[1][2] Verticordia albida was first formally described by Alex George in 1991 from specimens collected near Three Springs and the description was published in Nuytsia.

[3][4] The specific epithet (albida) is from the Latin albidus (whitish), in reference to the sepals and petals".

[4] George placed this species in subgenus Eperephes, section Pennuligera along with V. comosa, V. lepidophylla, V. chrysostachys, V. dichroma, V. x eurardyensis, V. muelleriana, V. argentea, V. aereiflora, V. fragrans, V. venusta, V. forrestii, V. serotina, V. oculata, V. etheliana and V.