Hemiphora bartlingii

Hemiphora bartlingii, commonly known as woolly dragon, is a flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with branches covered with greyish, rusty-coloured hairs, leaves with a blistered appearance and with white, pink or purple flowers over an extended period.

Woolly dragon
Hemiphora bartlingii leaves and flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Hemiphora
Species:
H. bartlingii
Binomial name
Hemiphora bartlingii
(Lehm.) N.Streiber & B.J.Conn
Synonyms
  • Chloanthes bartlingii Lehm.
  • Pityrodia bartlingii (Lehm.) Benth.
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