Dampiera dysantha
| Dampiera dysantha | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Goodeniaceae |
| Genus: | Dampiera |
| Species: | D. dysantha |
| Binomial name | |
| Dampiera dysantha | |
| Synonyms | |
| Dampiera rosmarinifolia var. dysantha Benth. | |
Dampiera dysantha, the shrubby dampiera, is an undershrub in the family Goodeniaceae.[2] The species grows to 70 cm high[2] The flowers are blue, or occasionally white to lilac and are covered on the outside with grey and rusty hairs.[2][3] These generally appear between September and October in its native range.[2]
The species was first formally described as a variety of Dampiera rosmarinifolia by English botanist George Bentham in Flora Australiensis in 1868.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Dampiera dysantha". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Dampiera dysantha (Benth.) Rajput & Carolin". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
- ^ Corrick, M.G.; Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN 1876473142.