Newcastelia roseoazurea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Newcastelia |
Species: | N. roseoazurea |
Binomial name | |
Newcastelia roseoazurea | |
Occurrence data |
Newcastelia roseoazurea is a species of plant belonging to the mint family, Lamiaceae, [2] and native to Western Australia. [3]
Newcastelia roseoazurea is a rounded, spreading shrub, growing from 0.3 to 1 m high. Its purple-blue/red-yellow flowerheads may be seen from July to September. It grows on sands and silty flats. [4]
In Western Australia it is found in the IBRA regions of the Great Sandy Desert and the Little Sandy Desert. [4]
It was first described in 1996 by Barbara Rye. [2] [1]
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