| Westringia ophioglossa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Westringia |
| Species: | W. ophioglossa |
| Binomial name | |
| Westringia ophioglossa R.W.Davis & P.Jobson, 2013 [1] | |
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| Known range of Westringia ophioglossa (in blue) | |
Westringia ophioglossa is a species of plant in the mint family that is endemic to Western Australia.
The specific epithet ophioglossa (‘snake's tongue’) refers to the appearance of the forked lateral petals of the flowers. [1]
The species grows as a compact, erect shrub to 1.3 m in height. The leaves are 6.5–10 mm long and 0.9–1.3 mm wide, occurring in crowded whorls of four. The flowers are white with purple dots, appearing from late November to December. [1]
The species occurs in the Avon Wheatbelt IBRA bioregion of south-western Australia. [2] It is known only from a single roadside population, near the town of Maya, in open mallee woodland in association with Eucalyptus leptopoda and Grevillea paradoxa . [1]
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