Lachnostachys verbascifolia

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Lachnostachys verbascifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Lachnostachys
Species:
L. verbascifolia
Binomial name
Lachnostachys verbascifolia
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Lachnostachys verbascifolia is a plant in the Lamiaceae family, endemic to Western Australia. [3]

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Description

Lachnostachys verbascifolia is a shrub growing from 0.3 to 1.3 m high. Its leaves are obtuse and its bracts are covered in white. Its flowers are purple to white, with flowering occurring from June to November. [3]

Distribution

It is found in the IBRA regions of: the Avon Wheatbelt, the Jarrah Forest, and the Murchison bioregion, on sandy soils in shrublands and woodlands. [3]

Taxonomy

Lachnostachys verbascifolia was first described in 1868 by Ferdinand von Mueller from a specimen, K000975361, [4] found by James Drummond in Western Australia. [1] [2]

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<i>Quoya verbascina</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Leucopogon plumuliflorus</i> Species of plant

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<i>Prostanthera canaliculata</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Dicrastylis beveridgei</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Dicrastylis lewellinii</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Westringia cephalantha</i> Species of shrub

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<i>Teucrium teucriiflorum</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Lachnostachys eriobotrya</i> Species of plant

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<i>Newcastelia roseoazurea</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Hemigenia teretiuscula</i> Species of plant

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lachnostachys verbascifolia". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. 1 2 Mueller, F.J.H. von (1868). "Buettneriaceae". Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. 6 (45): 158.
  3. 1 2 3 "Lachnostachys verbascifolia". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  4. "Isolectotype of Lachnostachys verbascifolia F.Muell. [family LAMIACEAE] on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 25 April 2020.