''Westringia'' is a

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shrubs. As with other members of the

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their upper petal (or lip) is divided into two lobes. There are four

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- 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'' G.R.Guerin (W.A.) *'' Westringia amabilis'' B.Boivin (N.S.W., Qld.) *'' Westringia angustifolia'' R.Br. - scabrous westringia (Tas.) *'' Westringia blakeana'' B.Boivin - Blake's mint-bush *'' Westringia brevifolia''

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- greater shortleaf westringia *'' Westringia capitonia'' G.R.Guerin *'' Westringia cephalantha'' F.Muell. *'' Westringia cheelii''

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& Betche *'' Westringia crassifolia'' N.A.Wakef. - whipstick westringia (Vic.) *'' Westringia cremnophila'' N.A.Wakef. - Snowy River westringia (Vic.) *'' Westringia dampieri'' R.Br. - shore westringia (W.A.) *'' Westringia davidii'' B.J.Conn - David's westringia *'' Westringia discipulorum''

S.Moore Spencer Le Marchant Moore (1 November 1850 – 14 March 1931) was an English botanist. Biography Moore was born in Hampstead. He worked at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, from about 1870 to 1879, wrote a number of botanical papers, and then work ...

- white button bush *'' Westringia eremicola''

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 Cu ...

- slender westringia *'' Westringia fitzgeraldensis'' R.W.Davis & Jobson *'' Westringia fruticosa'' (

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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'' 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