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Westringia cephalantha

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Westringia cephalantha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Westringia
Species:
W. cephalantha
Binomial name
Westringia cephalantha

Westringia cephalantha is a shrub in the Lamiaceae family that is endemic to Western Australia.[3]

Description

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It is an erect, compact shrub growing from 10 cm to 150 cm high, on sandy and clayey soils or laterite. Its white flowers may be seen from July to December or January.[4]

Distribution

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It is found in Beard's Eremaean and South-West Provinces.[4]

Taxonomy

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The species was formally described in 1868 by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae, from a specimen collected by James Drummond.[1][2] There are no synonyms.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Westringia cephalantha". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ^ a b Mueller, F.J.H. von (1868). "Labiatae". Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. 6 (44): 110.
  3. ^ a b "Westringia cephalantha F.Muell. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Westringia cephalantha". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 11 January 2021.