Lachnostachys eriobotrya | |
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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
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Binomial name | |
Lachnostachys eriobotrya | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Lachnostachys rodwayana W.Fitzg. |
Lachnostachys eriobotrya (common name - Lambswool)[2] is a plant in the Lamiaceae family, native to Western Australia.[1]
It was first described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1859 as Walcottia eriobotrya',[3][4] but was transferred to the genus Lachnostachys in 1917 by George Claridge Druce.[3][5]