Dicrastylis cordifolia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Dicrastylis |
Species: | D. cordifolia |
Binomial name | |
Dicrastylis cordifolia | |
Synonyms [3] | |
Dicrastylis cordifolia var. barnettiiMunir Contents |
Dicrastylis cordifolia is a species of plant within the genus, Dicrastylis , in the family Lamiaceae. [3] It is endemic to the north of Western Australia. [3]
Dicrastylis cordifolia is a spreading shrub, growing to 1 m high, in red sands or red stony loams, on sand dunes, plains and ridges. Its stems are roughly circular in cross section. The opposite and entire leaves are 12-30 mm long by 5-20 mm wide, and have branched (dendritic) hairs, and a blistered, puckered surface. There are no bracteoles, but there are bracts which are 1.5-2.3 mm long. The flower stalks are 0.5-0.7 mm long, and have dendritic hairs, and peltate scales hairs. The calyx has five lobes (1.5-3 mm long), and is covered in dendritic hairs, and the white to cream corolla is 5-8 mm long, with no dots or stripes in its throat. There are five stamens. Flowers may be seen from March to September (or March or May). [4]
It is found in Beard's Eremaean and Northern Provinces. [4]
It was first described by Ahmad Abid Munir in 1978 as Dicrastylis cordifolia. [1] [2]
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