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Westringia lucida, also known as Shining Westringia, is a species of plant in the mint family that is endemic to Australia.

Westringia lucida
Conservation status
Vulnerable (FFG)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Westringia
Species:	W. lucida
Binomial name
Westringia lucida B.Boivin, 1949[1]
Known range of Westringia lucida (in blue)

Description

The species grows as a dense shrub to 0.5 m in height. The oval leaves are about 8–14 mm long and 5–8 mm wide, appearing in whorls of three. The flowers appear in early summer; they are white with small orange-red dots.[2]

Distribution and habitat

The species is found in the Australian Alps IBRA bioregion in south-eastern New South Wales and north-eastern Victoria, from Kosciuszko National Park to the vicinity of Mount Bogong, in rocky areas with snow gum woodland or alpine heath.[2][3]

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