Dampiera incana, commonly known as the hoary dampiera,[2] is a flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a perennial herb with grey foliage and blue-purple flowers.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Goodeniaceae |
| Genus: | Dampiera |
| Species: | D. incana
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Description
editDampiera incana is an upright, many-branched perennial 3–45 cm (1.2–17.7 in) high with whitish to grey hairs. The leaves are oval to oblong-elliptic shaped, margins smooth or toothed, upper and lower surfaces densely covered in short matted hairs, 7–63 mm (0.28–2.48 in) long, 4–15 mm (0.16–0.59 in) wide and sessile. The mostly single inflorescence are borne in clusters in leaf axils on a branch 4.5 mm (0.18 in) long, individual flowers on a pedicel 0.5–1.5 mm (0.020–0.059 in) long, bracteoles 2.5–4 mm (0.098–0.157 in) long and oblong-elliptic shaped. The corolla is 6–9 mm (0.24–0.35 in) long, wings 2.7–3.5 mm (0.11–0.14 in) long. Flowering occurs in February, April to September or December and the fruit is egg-shaped, 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) long and becoming smooth in patches.[3]
Taxonomy and naming
editDampiera incana was first formally described in 1810 by Robert Brown and the description was published in Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805.[4][5] The specific epithet (incana) means "grey, hoary".[6]
Distribution and habitat
editHoary dampiera grows in a variety of situations including sand and limestone on sand dunes, flats and plains.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Dampiera incana". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Dampiera incana". Florabase-the flora of Western Australia. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ Rajput, M.T.M; Carolin, R.C; George (ed), A.S (1992). Flora of Australia-Brunoniaceae Goodeniaceae. Canberra: AGPS Press. p. 53. ISBN 0644145536.
{{cite book}}:|last3=has generic name (help) - ^ "Dampiera incana". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ Brown, Robert (1810). Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805. Vol. 1. London. p. 588.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 223. ISBN 9780958034180.