Biology:Westringia lucida
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Westringia lucida | |
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Vulnerable (FFG)
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Westringia |
| Species: | W. lucida
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| Binomial name | |
| Westringia lucida B.Boivin, 1949[1]
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| Known range of Westringia lucida (in blue) | |
Westringia lucida, also known as Shining Westringia, is a species of plant in the mint family that is endemic to Australia .
Description
The species grows as a dense shrub to 0.5 m in height. The oval leaves are about 8–14 mm long and 5–8 mm wide, appearing in whorls of three. The flowers appear in early summer; they are white with small orange-red dots.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The species is found in the Australian Alps IBRA bioregion in south-eastern New South Wales and north-eastern Victoria, from Kosciuszko National Park to the vicinity of Mount Bogong, in rocky areas with snow gum woodland or alpine heath.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Boivin, JRB (1949). "Westringia, an Australian genus of Labiatae". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 60: 108.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 B.J. Conn (1992). "Westringia lucida B.Boivin". Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Westringia~lucida.
- ↑ B.J. Conn (1999). "Westringia lucida B.Boivin". Royal Botanic Gardens Foundation, Victoria. https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/3a40e851-32fa-4b56-ba7c-9afba567abb8.
Wikidata ☰ Q15375942 entry
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