''Newcastelia roseoazurea'' is a species of plant belonging to the mint family,

Lamiaceae The Lamiaceae ( ) or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil, mint, rosemary, sage, savory ...

, and native to

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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. In Western Australia it is found in the

IBRA The Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) is a biogeographic regionalisation of Australia developed by the Australian government's Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population, and Communities. It was devel ...

regions of the

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data

and the

Little Sandy Desert The Little Sandy Desert (LSD) is a desert region in the state of Western Australia, lying to the east of the Pilbara and north of the Gascoyne regions. It is part of the Western Desert cultural region, and was declared an interim Australian ...

. It was first described in 1996 by Barbara Rye.

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''Newcastelia roseoazurea'' Occurrence data from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
* roseoazurea Flora of Queensland Flora of the Northern Territory Flora of Western Australia Flora of South Australia Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller Plants described in 1875 {{Lamiales-stub