Seringia exastia | |
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In Karijini National Park | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Genus: | Seringia |
Species: | S. exastia
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Binomial name | |
Seringia exastia | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Keraudrenia exastia C.F.Wilkins |
Seringia exastia, also known as fringed fire-bush,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family and is endemic to northern Western Australia. It is an erect, compact shrub with hairy young branches, narrowly egg-shaped, elliptic or oblong leaves and purple flowers arranged in groups of 7 to 9.