''Westringia'' is a

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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

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s. The leaves are in whorls of 3 or 4.Guerin, G.R. (2009). A revision of ''Westringia'' section ''Cephalowestringia'' (Lamiaceae: Westringieae). Australian Systematic Botany 22: 121-136.

Distribution

''Westringia'' has been found in the wild in all 6 states of

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, as well as on

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, but not in the

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Species list

The following is a list of the species of ''Westringia'' described and recognised by the

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Westringia acifolia ''Westringia acifolia'' is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a compact shrub with linear to needle-shaped leaves and white to cream flowers. Description ''Westringia acifolia'' is an upright, ...

'' G.R.Guerin (W.A.) *''

Westringia amabilis ''Westringia amabilis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and grows in New South Wales and Queensland. It is a small shrub with ovate-shaped leaves and light mauve to white flowers and brownish spots in the throat. Descrip ...

'' B.Boivin (N.S.W., Qld.) *''

Westringia angustifolia ''Westringia angustifolia'', commonly known as scabrous westringia, is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to Tasmania. It is a small, upright shrub with mauve or white flowers. Description ''Westringia angustifolia'' is ...

'' R.Br. - scabrous westringia (Tas.) *''

Westringia blakeana ''Westringia blakeana'' is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and grows in New South Wales and Queensland. It is a small shrub with mauve to whitish flowers with brown spots and leaves arranged in whorls. Description ''Westringia blakea ...

'' B.Boivin - Blake's mint-bush *''

Westringia brevifolia ''Westringia brevifolia'', also known as the greater shortleaf westringia, is a species of plant in the mint family that is endemic to Tasmania ) , nickname = , image_map = Tasmania in Aust ...

Benth. George Bentham (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a distinguished family, he initially studie ...

- greater shortleaf westringia *''

Westringia capitonia ''Westringia capitonia'' is a species of plant in the mint family that is endemic to Western Australia. Description The species grows as a shrub. The leaves are 4–20 mm long and 0.8–1.7 mm wide. The flowers are white, appearing ...

'' G.R.Guerin *''

Westringia cephalantha ''Westringia cephalantha'' is a shrub in the Lamiaceae family that is endemic to Western Australia. Description It is an erect, compact shrub growing from 10 cm to 150 cm high, on sandy and clayey soils or laterite. Its white flowers ...

'' F.Muell. *'' Westringia cheelii'' Maiden & Betche *''

Westringia crassifolia ''Westringia crassifolia'', commonly known as whipstick westringia, is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to Victoria, Australia. It is a rare shrub with narrow leaves and lavender-purple or pink flowers in spring. Descri ...

'' N.A.Wakef. - whipstick westringia (Vic.) *''

Westringia cremnophila ''Westringia cremnophila'', commonly known as Snowy River westringia, is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, a rare shrub that is endemic to Victoria, Australia. It is a small shrub with leaves mostly in groups of three and white flowers. ...

'' N.A.Wakef. - Snowy River westringia (Vic.) *''

Westringia dampieri ''Westringia dampieri'', commonly known as shore westringia, is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, it grows in South Australia and Western Australia. It is a small, dense shrub with white, mauve, cream or purple flowers. Description ''W ...

'' R.Br. - shore westringia (W.A.) *''

Westringia davidii ''Westringia davidii'', also known as David's Westringia, is a species of plant in the mint family that is endemic to Australia. Description The species grows as a shrub to about 2 m in height. The oval leaves are 7–20 mm long and ...

'' B.J.Conn - David's westringia *''

Westringia discipulorum ''Westringia discipulorum'', also known as white button bush, is a species of plant in the mint family that is endemic to Western Australia. Description The species grows as an erect shrub to 0.6–1.2 m in height. The flowers are white ...

'' S.Moore - white button bush *''

Westringia eremicola ''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 l ...

A.Cunn. Allan Cunningham (13 July 1791 – 27 June 1839) was an English botanist and explorer, primarily known for his travels in Australia to collect plants. Early life Cunningham was born in Wimbledon, Surrey, England, the son of Allan Cunnin ...

- slender westringia *''

Westringia fitzgeraldensis ''Westringia fitzgeraldensis'' is a species of plant in the mint family that is endemic to Western Australia. Etymology The specific epithet ''fitzgeraldensis'' refers to the type locality. Description The species grows as an erect, open s ...

'' R.W.Davis & Jobson *''

Westringia fruticosa ''Westringia fruticosa'', the coastal rosemary or coastal westringia, is a shrub that grows near the coast in eastern Australia. Description The flowers are white, hairy and have the upper petal divided into two lobes. They also have orange-to- ...

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) 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 ''Westringia senifolia'', commonly known as alpine westringia, is a shrub that is endemic to Victoria, Australia. Taxonomy The species was first formally described in 1855 by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller, based on plant m ...

'' 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

References

External links

NSW Flora Online - Westringia
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3307765 Endemic flora of Australia Lamiaceae genera Taxa named by James Edward Smith