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SLENDER WESTRINGIA FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Slender Westringia
Other Names
Slender Western Rosemary,
Description
The Slender Westringia is a shrub growing to 1.5 m tall. The leaves are narrow with pointed tips, in whorls of 3 or 4 around the stem and grow 8 mm to 20 mm long and about 1 mm to 1.5 mm wide. The plant flowers throughout the year, mainly in spring and summer. The flowers range are purple, mauve or lilac (sometimes white), with the upper petal divided into two lobes.
Habitat
coastal and near-coastal areas, heath
Distribution
The Slender Westringia is found in south east Queensland, eastern New South Wales, Victoria, south east of South Australia, Australian Capital Territory.
Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 1 - 1.5
Spread (m): 1 - 1.5
Soil Texture: sand, loam, clay, limestone
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils, alkaliine soils
Frost Sensitivity: resistant
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 250
Flower Colour: purple
Flower Season: frequent
(source: SA State Flora Catalog)
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Lamiales | | Family: | Lamiaceae | | Genus: | Westringia | | Species: | eremicola | | Common Name: | Slender Westringia |
Relatives in same Genus
Westringia brevifolia
Westringia dampieri
Westringia fruticosa
Westringia glabra
Westringia rigida
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