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Stiff Western Rosemary

Westringia rigida

Also called Stiff Westringia

Stiff Western Rosemary
Photo: Russell Best, CC BY 4.0
Family
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Grows as
Shrub, Perennial
Native range
E. & S. Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Westringia rigida commonly known as stiff westringia is a flowering shrub in the family Lamiaceae. It is a perennial shrub with white flowers and is endemic to Australia.

Where it grows

Stiff westringia grows on sandy soils in mallee and in dry forests in Queensland, New South Wales, Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria.

Other Westringia plants

Westringia acifolia · Loveable Westringia · Scabrous Westringi · Westringia blakeana · Greater Shortleaf Westringia · Westringia capitonia · Westringia cephalantha · Westringia cheelii · Whipstick Westringia · Snowy River Westringia · Shore Westringia · David's Westringia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Westringia rigida by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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