Lambertia inermis

{{Short description|Species of shrub which is endemic to south-west Western Australia}}

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| image = Lambertia_inermis_-_Chittick_-_Yellow_variety.JPG

| image_caption = Lambertia inermis var. drummondii

| genus = Lambertia

| species = inermis

| authority = R.Br.

| subdivision_ranks = Varieties

| subdivision = L. inermis var. drummondii

L. inermis var. inermis

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Lambertia inermis, the Noongar chittick, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to south-west Western Australia. It is a shrub that grows to 6 metres high and flowers from spring to winter.

There are two varieties:

Lambertia inermis var. drummondii (Fielding & Gardner) Hnatiuk - with yellow flowers
Lambertia inermis R.Br. var. inermis - with orange-red flowers

Image:Lambertia_inermis_-_Chittick_-_Orange_form-3.JPG, Western Australia]]

Distribution and habitat

Chittick grows near the south coast of Western Australia from west of Albany through to around Esperance, extending between 50 and 200 km inland from the coast. It grows on a variety of soils from sand to gravel.

References

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Brown, R. 1811. On the Proteaceae of Jussieu, [https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/757352 Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 10: 188]

{{FloraBase | name = Lambertia inermis R.Br. | id = 16871}}{{cite web|url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=45242 |title=ABRS: Lambertia inermis.}} Flora of Australia online. Retrieved 26 March 2018.

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External links

[https://avh.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Lambertia+inermis#tab_mapView Lambertia inermis occurrence data] from Australasian Virtual Herbarium
[http://www.kew.org/herbcatimg/43585.jpg Herbarium specimen at Royal Botanic Gardens Kew]

inermis

Category:Eudicots of Western Australia

Category:Plants described in 1810

Category:Endemic flora of Southwest Australia