Westringia
Westringia
Westringia
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Overview:
Westringia is a genus of Australian shrubs
As with other members of the mint family their upper petal (or lip) is divided into two lobes
There are four stamens - the upper two are fertile while the lower two are reduced to staminodes
The leaves are in whorls of 3 or 4
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Westringia has been found in the wild in all 6 states of Australia, as well as on Norfolk Island, but not in the Northern Territory
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Species list
The following is a list of the species of Westringia described and recognised by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families at Kew Gardens:
Westringia acifolia G.R.Guerin (W.A.)
Westringia amabilis B.Boivin (N.S.W., Qld.)
Westringia angustifolia R.Br. - scabrous westringia (Tas.)
Westringia blakeana B.Boivin - Blake's mint-bush
Westringia brevifolia Benth. - greater shortleaf westringia
Westringia capitonia G.R.Guerin
Westringia cephalantha F.Muell.
Westringia cheelii Maiden & Betche
Westringia crassifolia N.A.Wakef. - whipstick westringia (Vic.)
Westringia cremnophila N.A.Wakef. - Snowy River westringia (Vic.)
Westringia dampieri R.Br. - shore westringia (W.A.)
Westringia davidii B.J.Conn - David's westringia
Westringia discipulorum S.Moore - white button bush
Westringia eremicola A.Cunn. ex Benth. - slender westringia
Westringia fitzgeraldensis R.W.Davis & Jobson
Westringia fruticosa (Willd.) Druce - coastal rosemary
Westringia glabra R.Br. - violet westringia
Westringia grandifolia Benth.
Westringia kydrensis B.J.Conn - Kydra westringia
Westringia longepedunculata B.Boivin
Westringia longifolia R.Br. - long-leaved westringia
Westringia lucida B.Boivin - shining westringia
Westringia lurida Gand.
Westringia ophioglossa R.W.Davis & Jobson
Westringia parvifolia C.T.White & W.D.Francis
Westringia rigida R.Br. - stiff westringia
Westringia rubiifolia R.Br. - sticky westringia
Westringia rupicola S.T.Blake
Westringia saxatilis B.J.Conn
Westringia senifolia F.Muell. - alpine westringia
Westringia sericea B.Boivin - silky rosemary; native rosemary
Westringia tenuicaulis C.T.White & W.D.Francis - tufted westringia
Westringia viminalis B.J.Conn & Tozer - Lord Howe westringia
Sources of information:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westringia (August 2024)