Lambertia echinata

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Lambertia echinata
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Lambertia echinata subsp. occidentalis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Lambertia
Species:
L. echinata
Binomial name
Lambertia echinata

Lambertia echinata, commonly known as prickly honeysuckle, is a shrub which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. [1]

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References

  1. "Lambertia echinata R.Br". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.