Biology:Westringia rubiifolia
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Westringia rubiifolia | |
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| Flowering shrub | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Westringia |
| Species: | W. rubiifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Westringia rubiifolia R.Br., 1810
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| Known range of Westringia rubiifolia (in blue) | |
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Westringia rubiifolia, also known as sticky westringia, is a species of plant in the mint family that is endemic to the Australia n state of Tasmania.
Description
The species grows as a many-branched dense shrub to 0.3–1 m. The flowers are white to pale pink, with lilac dots.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species is widespread in Tasmania, occurring in wet eucalypt forests, along streams and in alpine areas.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Westringia rubiifolia". Understorey Network. 2021. http://www.understorey-network.org.au/communities.html?species=Westringia%20rubiaefolia.
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