Andersonia aristata

Rice flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Andersonia
Species:
A. aristata
Binomial name
Andersonia aristata
Synonyms[1]
  • Atherocephala drummondi DC. orth. var.
  • Atherocephala drummondii DC.
  • Sprengelia aristata (Lindl.) F.Muell.

Andersonia aristata, commonly known as rice flower,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is a slender, erect or spreading shrub with linear to lance-shaped leaves and white, tube-shaped flowers with bearded petal lobes.

  1. ^ a b "Andersonia aristata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Andersonia aristata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.