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COASTAL WESTRINGIA FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Coastal Westringia
Other Names
Shortleaf Westringia
Description
The Coastal Westringia is a small dense coastal shrub growing to about 1.5 m tall with a spread of about 1.5 m. The leaves are oval, tapering to a point at the tip, are in whorls around the stem. The plant flowers in winter and spring. The flowers are white or pale lilac with the upper petal divided into two lobes.
Habitat
often found near the coast
Distribution
The Coastal Westringia is found in Tasmania.
Growth Characteristics
Height: 1.5m
Spread: 1.5m
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Lamiales | | Family: | Lamiaceae | | Genus: | Westringia | | Species: | brevifolia | | Common Name: | Coastal Westringia |
Relatives in same Genus
Westringia dampieri
Westringia eremicola
Westringia fruticosa
Westringia glabra
Westringia rigida
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