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Westringia viminalis

Westringia viminalis
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0
Family
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
Lord Howe I.
Climate
wet tropical

About

Westringia viminalis is a flowering plant in the mint family. The specific epithet refers to its long, slender shoots. It is closely related to Westringia fruticosa, which is found on coastal heath and cliffs in New South Wales.

Where it grows

The plant is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. It occurs on ledges and cliffs, at an elevation of 350–450 m, on Mounts Lidgbird and Gower at the southern end of the island, with a few plants found on exposed sites in the northern hills.

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 viminalis 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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