Westringia sericea
Native rosemary
Native rosemary
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Overview:
Common name: Native rosemary or silky rosemary
Conservation status: ...
Etymology:
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Flowers:
The flowers appear in spring; they are pale mauve in colour with small orange to brownish dots
Fruit:
Leaves:
The lanceolate to linear leaves are about 20–30 mm long and 1.5–4 mm wide, appearing in whorls of 3
Stem & branches:
Roots:
Habit:
The species grows as a shrub to 0.3–2 m in height
Habitat:
It grows on rocky slopes and ridges in sclerophyll forest
Distribution:
It is a species of plant in the mint family that is endemic to Australia.
The species is found in south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern NSW
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