Verticordia subg. Eperephes

Verticordia subg. Eperephes is a botanical name for a grouping of similar plant species in the genus Verticordia. This subgenus contains six sections, classifying forty four species, of Alex George's infrageneric arrangement. The subgeneric name is derived from the Greek word eperephes, in reference to over-hanging parts at the hypanthium which differentiate the contained species from the other two subgenera.

Verticordia subg. EperephesSection IntegripetalaSection Tropica3 species, the type species for this section is Verticordia cunninghamii. These are outliers that extend the range of the genus to the Northern TerritorySection Jamiesonianacontaining a single species; Verticordia jamiesoniiSection Verticordellacontaining 18 speciesSection Corynatocacontaining a single species; Verticordia ovalifoliaSection Pennuligerathe lectotype chosen for this section is Verticordia grandis