1	"Stamens 9–12 mm long, united for 2–3 mm; staminodes inserted on outside of tube, the free part about 1.5 mm long, subulate; sepals 7 mm long"	"Verticordia staminosa subsp. staminosa"
1	"Stamens 6–7.5 mm long, united for 3 mm; staminodes inserted between stamens the free part 1 mm long, obtuse; sepals 5–6 mm long"	2
2	"Shrub with widely spreading branches"	"Verticordia staminosa subsp. cylindracea var. cylindracea"
2	"Shrub erect, pine-like"	"Verticordia staminosa subsp. cylindracea var. erecta"