Westringia
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Westringia is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of Australian shrubs. As with other members of the mint family their upper petal (or lip) is divided into two lobes. There are four stamens - the upper two are fertile while the lower two are reduced to staminode
Staminode
In botany, a staminode is an often rudimentary, sterile or abortive stamen. This means that it does not produce pollen. Staminodes are frequently inconspicuous and stamen-like, usually occurring at the inner whorl of the flower, but are also sometimes long enough to protrude from the...

s. The leaves are in whorls of 3 or 4.

Species include:
  • Westringia amabilis B.Boivin
  • Westringia angustifolia R.Br.
  • Westringia blakeana B.Boivin
  • Westringia brevifolia Benth.
  • Westringia cephalantha F.Muell.
  • Westringia cheelii Maiden
    Joseph Maiden
    Joseph Henry Maiden was a botanist who made a major contribution to knowledge of the Australian flora, especially the Eucalyptus genus. This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation Maiden when citing a botanical name.Joseph Maiden was born in St John's Wood, London...

     & Betche
  • Westringia crassifolia N.A.Wakef. - Whipstick Westringia
  • Westringia cremnophila N.A.Wakef. - Snowy River Westringia
  • Westringia dampieri R.Br.
  • Westringia davidii B.J.Conn
  • Westringia discipulorum S.Moore - White Button Bush
  • Westringia eremicola A.Cunn.
    Allan Cunningham (botanist)
    Allan Cunningham was an English botanist and explorer, primarily known for his travels in New South Wales to collect plants.- Early life :...

     ex Benth.
    George Bentham
    George Bentham CMG FRS was an English botanist, characterized by Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century".- Formative years :...

    - Slender Westringia
  • Westringia fruticosa
    Westringia fruticosa
    Westringia fruticosa 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....

    (Willd.
    Carl Ludwig Willdenow
    Carl Ludwig Willdenow was a German botanist, pharmacist, and plant taxonomist. He is considered one of the founders of phytogeography, the study of the geographic distribution of plants...

    ) Druce
    - Coastal Rosemary
  • Westringia glabra R.Br. - Violet Westringia
  • Westringia grandifolia Benth.
  • Westringia kydrensis B.J.Conn
  • Westringia longepedunculata B.Boivin
  • Westringia longifolia R.Br. - Long-leaved Westringia
  • Westringia lucida B.Boivin - Shining Westringia
  • Westringia parvifolia C.T.White & W.D.Francis
  • Westringia rigida R.Br.
    Robert Brown (botanist)
    Robert Brown was a Scottish botanist and palaeobotanist who made important contributions to botany largely through his pioneering use of the microscope...

    - Stiff Westringia
  • Westringia rubiifolia R.Br.
    Robert Brown (botanist)
    Robert Brown was a Scottish botanist and palaeobotanist who made important contributions to botany largely through his pioneering use of the microscope...

  • Westringia rupicola S.T.Blake
  • Westringia saxatilis B.J.Conn
  • Westringia senifolia
    Westringia senifolia
    Westringia senifolia, commonly known as Alpine Westringia, is a shrub species that is endemic to Victoria, Australia. It grows to 2 metres high and has narrow leaves. These are green and glossy above and pale and hairy underneath...

    F.Muell. - Alpine Westringia
  • Westringia sericea B.Boivin
  • Westringia tenuicaulis C.T.White & W.D.Francis
  • Westringia viminalis B.J.Conn & Tozer

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