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]
Dampiera dysantha | |
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Scientific 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. |
The species was first formally described as a variety of Dampiera rosmarinifolia by English botanist George Bentham in Flora Australiensis in 1868.[1]
Taxon identifiers | |
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Dampiera dysantha |
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Dampiera rosmarinifolia var. dysantha |
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