Dicrastylis incana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Dicrastylis |
Species: | D. incana |
Binomial name | |
Dicrastylis incana | |
Synonyms [4] | |
Dicrastylis morrisoniiMunir |
Dicrastylis incana is a species of plant within the genus, Dicrastylis , in the family Lamiaceae. [4] It is endemic to Western Australia. [4]
Dicrastylis incana is a spreading shrub, growing from 30 cm to 1.5 m high, on yellow sands, in open woodlands. Its stems are roughly circular in cross section. The opposite and entire leaves are 10-24 mm long by 1.5-7 mm wide, and have branched (dendritic) hairs. There are no bracteoles, but there are bracts which are 3 to 5 mm long. The flower stalks are 2-4 mm long, and have dendritic hairs, and peltate scale hairs. The calyx has five lobes (1.5-2 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 September to November. [1]
It is found in Beard's South West Province. [1]
It was first described by Ahmad Abid Munir in 1978 as Dicrastylis incana. [2] [3]
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