''Westringia senifolia'', commonly known as alpine westringia, is a shrub that is endemic to

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, Australia.

Taxonomy

The species was first formally described in 1855 by Victorian Government 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 Vic ...

, based on plant material collected from

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. In

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, plants previously known as ''W. senifolia'' var. ''canescens'' are currently identified as ''

Westringia baxteri ''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. Th ...

''.

Description

It grows to 2 metres high and has narrow leaves. These are green and glossy above and pale and hairy underneath. White flowers with red spots appear between December and February in the species' native range.

Range

It occurs on high, rocky mountains including Mount Buffalo,

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and

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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q13962118 senifolia Flora of Victoria (state) Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller Lamiales of Australia Plants described in 1855