Biology:Lachnostachys verbascifolia
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Lachnostachys |
| Species: | L. verbascifolia
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Lachnostachys verbascifolia is a plant in the Lamiaceae family, endemic to Western Australia.[3]
Description
Lachnostachys verbascifolia is a shrub growing from 0.3 to 1.3 m high. Its leaves are obtuse and its bracts are covered in white. Its flowers are purple to white, with flowering occurring from June to November.[3]
Distribution
It is found in the IBRA regions of: the Avon Wheatbelt, the Jarrah Forest, and the Murchison bioregion, on sandy soils in shrublands and woodlands.[3]
Taxonomy
Lachnostachys verbascifolia was first described in 1868 by Ferdinand von Mueller from a specimen, K000975361,[4] found by James Drummond in Western Australia.[1][2]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Lachnostachys verbascifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/92041.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mueller, F.J.H. von (1868). "Buettneriaceae". Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 6 (45): 158. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/764896.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Lachnostachys verbascifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/6782.
- ↑ "Isolectotype of Lachnostachys verbascifolia F.Muell. [family LAMIACEAE on JSTOR"]. https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.k000975361?searchUri=filter=name&so=ps_group_by_genus_species+asc&Query=Lachnostachys+verbascifolia.
Wikidata ☰ Q15336434 entry
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