Biology:Newcastelia roseoazurea

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Newcastelia roseoazurea
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Newcastelia
Species:
N. roseoazurea
Binomial name
Newcastelia roseoazurea
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Occurrence data

Newcastelia roseoazurea is a species of plant belonging to the mint family, Lamiaceae,[2] and native to Western Australia.[3]

Description

Newcastelia roseoazurea is a rounded, spreading shrub, growing from 0.3 to 1 m high. Its purple-blue/red-yellow flowerheads may be seen from July to September. It grows on sands and silty flats.[4]

In Western Australia it is found in the IBRA regions of the Great Sandy Desert and the Little Sandy Desert.[4]

It was first described in 1996 by Barbara Rye.[2][1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1  , Wikidata Q100729938
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Newcastelia roseoazurea". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/160026. 
  3. Govaerts, R. et al. (2021) Plants of the world online: Newcastelia roseoazurea. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Newcastelia roseoazurea". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/17207. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15346959 entry