- Westringia fruticosa
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Westringia fruticosa Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Lamiaceae Genus: Westringia Species: W. fruticosa Binomial name Westringia fruticosa
(Willd.) DruceWestringia fruticosa (Coastal Rosemary) is a shrub that grows near the coast in eastern Australia. The flowers are white, hairy and have the upper petal divided into two lobes. They also have orange-to-purply spots on their bottom half.
This shrub is very tough and grows on cliffs right next to the ocean. Its tolerance to a variety of soils, the neatly whorled leaves and all-year flowering make it very popular in cultivation.
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Growing on exposed cliffs in Coogee, Sydney
External links
Categories:- Westringia
- Flora of New South Wales
- Lamiaceae stubs
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