Westringia is a genus of Australian shrubs. As with other members of the mint family their upper petal (or lip) is divided into two lobes. There are four stamens - the upper two are fertile while the lower two are reduced to staminodes. The leaves are in whorls of 3 or 4.Guerin, G.R. (2009). A revision of Westringia section Cephalowestringia (Lamiaceae: Westringieae). Australian Systematic Botany 22: 121-136.
Distribution Westringia has been found in the wild in all 6 states of Australia, as well as on Norfolk Island, but not in the Northern Territory.
Species list The following is a list of the species of Westringia described and recognised by Plants of the World Online at Kew Gardens and the Australian Plant Census:
Westringia acifolia G.R.Guerin (W.A.) Westringia amabilis B.Boivin (N.S.W., Qld.) Westringia angustifolia R.Br. - scabrous westringia (Tas.) Westringia blakeana B.Boivin - Blake's mint-bush Westringia brevifolia Benth. - greater shortleaf westringia Westringia capitonia G.R.Guerin Westringia cephalantha F.Muell. Westringia cheelii Maiden & Betche Westringia crassifolia N.A.Wakef. - whipstick westringia (Vic.) Westringia cremnophila N.A.Wakef. - Snowy River westringia (Vic.) Westringia dampieri R.Br. - shore westringia (W.A.) Westringia davidii B.J.Conn - David's westringia Westringia discipulorum S.Moore - white button bush Westringia eremicola A.Cunn. ex Benth. - slender westringia Westringia fitzgeraldensis R.W.Davis & Jobson Westringia fruticosa (Willd.) Druce - coastal rosemary Westringia glabra R.Br. - violet westringia Westringia grandifolia Benth. Westringia kydrensis B.J.Conn - Kydra westringia Westringia longifolia R.Br. - long-leaved westringia Westringia lucida B.Boivin - shining westringia Westringia lurida Gand. Westringia ophioglossa R.W.Davis & Jobson Westringia parvifolia C.T.White & W.D.Francis Westringia rigida R.Br. - stiff westringia Westringia rubiifolia R.Br. - sticky westringia Westringia rupicola S.T.Blake Westringia saxatilis B.J.Conn Westringia senifolia F.Muell. - alpine westringia Westringia sericea B.Boivin - silky rosemary; native rosemary Westringia tenuicaulis C.T.White & W.D.Francis - tufted westringia Westringia viminalis B.J.Conn & Tozer - Lord Howe westringia
References
External links
NSW Flora Online - Westringia