Dicrastylis cordifolia facts for kids
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Dicrastylis cordifolia var. barnettii Munir |
Dicrastylis cordifolia is a type of flowering plant that belongs to the Dicrastylis group. It's part of the Lamiaceae family, which includes mint plants! This plant is only found in the northern parts of Western Australia.
What Does It Look Like?
Dicrastylis cordifolia is a spreading bush. It can grow up to 1 meter (about 3 feet) tall. You can find it growing in red sandy areas or on red stony ground. It often grows on sand dunes, flat plains, and rocky ridges.
Its stems are mostly round. The leaves grow in pairs on opposite sides of the stem. They have smooth edges and are about 12-30 mm long and 5-20 mm wide. These leaves have tiny hairs that look like tree branches. Their surface also looks a bit bumpy or wrinkled.
Near the flowers, there are small leaf-like parts called bracts. These bracts are about 1.5-2.3 mm long. The tiny stalks that hold the flowers are 0.5-0.7 mm long. They also have branched hairs and flat, scale-like hairs.
The flower has a part called the calyx, which has five lobes. These lobes are 1.5-3 mm long and are covered in branched hairs. The main part of the flower, called the corolla, is white to cream colored. It is 5-8 mm long and does not have any dots or stripes inside. Each flower has five stamens, which are the parts that produce pollen.
You can usually see these plants flowering from March to September.
How It Was Named
The scientific name for this plant, Dicrastylis cordifolia, was first given by a scientist named Ahmad Abid Munir. He officially described the plant in 1978.
