▁the ▁st ems ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁extent . ▁ ▁The ▁flowers ▁are ▁usually ▁p ink ish - red ▁to ▁pur ple ▁and ▁are ▁arranged ▁in ▁heads ▁about ▁ ▁in ▁diameter , ▁ ▁long ▁on ▁the ▁ends ▁of ▁branches ▁which ▁continue ▁to ▁grow ▁after ▁flow ering . ▁The ▁flowers ▁have ▁ 5 ▁sep als , ▁ 5 ▁pet als ▁and ▁ 5 ▁bund les ▁of ▁stam ens . ▁The ▁st amen ▁bund les ▁have ▁ 3 ▁to ▁ 5 ▁stam ens ▁each , ▁are ▁ ▁long ▁with ▁the ▁free ▁parts ▁a ▁further ▁ ▁long . ▁ ▁Flow ering ▁occurs ▁in ▁most ▁months ▁but ▁mainly ▁from ▁September ▁to ▁November ▁and ▁is ▁followed ▁by ▁f ruits ▁which ▁are ▁wo ody ▁caps ules ▁ ▁long , ▁ ▁wide ▁and ▁closely ▁pack ed ▁together . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁and ▁naming ▁Beau fort ia ▁mic ran tha ▁was ▁first ▁formally ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁by ▁Johannes ▁Con rad ▁Sch auer ▁in ▁Dis sert atio ▁ph yt ograph ica ▁de ▁Reg elia , ▁Beau fort ia ▁et ▁Cal oth am no . ▁The ▁specific ▁ep ith et ▁( mic ran tha ) ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁An cient ▁Greek ▁ μ ι κ ρ ό ς ▁( m ik ró s ) ▁meaning ▁" small " ▁and ▁ ἄ ν θ ος ▁( án th os ) ▁meaning ▁" flow er ". ▁ ▁Distribution ▁and ▁habitat ▁Beau fort ia ▁mic ran tha ▁mainly ▁occurs ▁in ▁and ▁between ▁the ▁Es per ance , ▁Alb any , ▁Cor r