Lachnostachys eriobotrya

Lachnostachys eriobotrya (common name - Lambswool) is a plant in the Lamiaceae family, native to Western Australia.

Lachnostachys eriobotrya
in Kalbarri National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Lachnostachys
Species:
L. eriobotrya
Binomial name
Lachnostachys eriobotrya
Synonyms

Lachnostachys rodwayana W.Fitzg.
Lachnostachys walcottii F.Muell.
Pycnolachne ledifolia Turcz.
Walcottia eriobotrya F.Muell.

It was first described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1859 as Walcottia eriobotrya', but was transferred to the genus Lachnostachys in 1917 by George Claridge Druce.

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