''Westringia rigida'' (common name stiff westringia)
is a shrub in the
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 ...
family that is endemic to
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
.
and
Range
It is found in
Western Australia,
,
Victoria,
and
Tasmania.
Description
Westringia rigida is a shrub, growing from 30 to 60 cm high, and has stiff and often tangled branches. The
sessile leaves generally occur in whorls of three. The leaf blades are from 1.9 to 5.2 mm long by 1 to 2 mm wide, with entire margins and recurved to revolute, and both upper and lower surfaces are sparsely to densely hairy.
The
bracteoles are 1 to 1.5 mm long. The outer surface of the green
calyx
Calyx or calyce (plural "calyces"), from the Latin ''calix'' which itself comes from the Ancient Greek ''κάλυξ'' (''kálux'') meaning "husk" or "pod", may refer to:
Biology
* Calyx (anatomy), collective name for several cup-like structures ...
is densely hairy. The corolla is 6 to 7 mm long, and is white, frequently with a
mauve tinge, and orange to orange-brown dots.
Taxonomy
The species was formally described in 1810 by botanist
Robert Brown.
References
External links
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rigida
Eudicots of Western Australia
Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)
Plants described in 1810
Lamiales of Australia