- Hemiandra pungens
Taxobox
name = Snakebush
image_width = 240px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo =Lamiales
familia =Lamiaceae
genus = "Hemiandra "
species = "H. pungens"
binomial = "Hemiandra pungens"
binomial_authority = R.Br."Hemiandra pungens" , also known as Snakebush, is a shrub or trailing plant that is endemic to south-west
Western Australia .It is variable in habit, ranging from prostrate to 1 metre in height. They have lance-shaped, sharply-pointed leaves up to 2.5 cm in length. The flowers have a tubular base and have two lobes at the top and 3 lobes at the bottom. The colour may be pink, lilac, mauve or white with contrasting spots in the throat. They may appear year-round, but are most prolific in the spring.
Varieties
There are two recognised varieties:
*"Hemiandra pungens" var. "glabra" (Benth.) Benth.
*"Hemiandra pungens" R.Br. var. "pungens"References
* [http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Hemiandra_pungens "Hemiandra pungens" Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database, Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra ]
* [http://asgap.org.au/h-pun.html "Hemiandra pungens" Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP)]
*FloraBase|name="Hemiandra pungens"|id=6839
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