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Dampiera dysantha

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Dampiera dysantha
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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  1. ^ a b "Dampiera dysantha". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d "Dampiera dysantha (Benth.) Rajput & Carolin". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 5 July 2009.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Corrick, M.G.; Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN 1876473142.