Westringia longifolia R.Br.

Shrub 1-3 m tall. Leaves in whorls of 3, blade linear, 1-3.5 cm long, 1-2 mm wide. Flowers with calyx hairless or slightly hairy. Corolla about 1 cm long, white to pale mauve with purple to pale brown dots.

NSW, Qld

Available in forms with slightly different flower colours.

Source: Lumley, P. (2002). Thymus. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 4. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 3. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.

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Distribution map
kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Asteranae
order      Lamiales
family       Lamiaceae
genus        Westringia Sm.