Lachnostachys verbascifolia

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Lachnostachys verbascifolia is a plant in the Lamiaceae family, endemic to Western Australia.{{FloraBase|id=6782|name=Lachnostachys verbascifolia}}

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.

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.

Taxonomy

Lachnostachys verbascifolia was first described in 1868 by Ferdinand von Mueller from a specimen, K000975361,{{Cite web|url=https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.k000975361?searchUri=filter=name&so=ps_group_by_genus_species+asc&Query=Lachnostachys+verbascifolia|title=Isolectotype of Lachnostachys verbascifolia F.Muell. [family LAMIACEAE] on JSTOR|last=|first=|date=|website=plants.jstor.org|doi=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-25}} found by James Drummond in Western Australia.{{APNI2|id=92041|name=Lachnostachys verbascifolia}}{{cite journal|author=Mueller, F.J.H. von |date=1868|title=Buettneriaceae |journal=Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae|volume= 6|issue=45|pages= 158|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/764896}}

Gallery

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