''Westringia cephalantha'' is a shrub in the

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family that is endemic to

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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 may be seen from July to December or January.

Distribution

It is found in Beard's

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and South-West Provinces.

Taxonomy

The species was formally described in 1868 by botanist

Ferdinand von Mueller Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, (german: Müller; 30 June 1825 – 10 October 1896) was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist. He was appointed government botanist for the then colony of Vict ...

in '' Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae'', from a specimen collected by James Drummond. There are no synonyms.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15376693 cephalantha Eudicots of Western Australia Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller Plants described in 1868 Lamiales of Australia