| Newcastelia roseoazurea | |
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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: | Newcastelia |
| Species: | N. roseoazurea |
| Binomial name | |
| Newcastelia roseoazurea Rye | |
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| Occurrence data | |
Newcastelia roseoazurea is a species of plant belonging to the mint family, Lamiaceae, and native to Western Australia.
Description
Newcastelia roseoazurea is a rounded, spreading shrub, growing from 0.3 to 1 m high. Its purple-blue/red-yellow flowerheads may be seen from July to September. It grows on sands and silty flats.
In Western Australia it is found in the IBRA regions of the Great Sandy Desert and the Little Sandy Desert.
It was first described in 1996 by Barbara Rye.
References
- ^ B L Rye (1996). "A taxonomic review of the genera Lachnostachys, Newcastelia and Physopsis (Chloanthaceae) in Western Australia". Nuytsia. 11 (1): 98–99, Figs 3, 5. doi:10.58828/NUY00255. ISSN 0085-4417. Wikidata Q100729938.
- ^ "Newcastelia roseoazurea". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- Govaerts, R. et al. (2021) Plants of the world online: Newcastelia roseoazurea. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Newcastelia roseoazurea". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
External links
- Newcastelia roseoazurea Occurrence data from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
Media related to Newcastelia roseoazurea at Wikimedia Commons
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