Westringia

Westringia is a genus of Australian shrubs. As with other members of the mint family their upper petal (or lip) is divided into two lobes. There are four stamens - the upper two are fertile while the lower two are reduced to staminodes. The leaves are in whorls of 3 or 4.

Distribution
Westringia has been found in the wild in all 6 states of Australia, as well as on Norfolk Island, but not in the Northern Territory.

Species list
The following is a list of the species of Westringia described and recognised by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families at Kew Gardens


 * Westringia acifolia G.R.Guerin (W.A.)
 * Westringia amabilis B.Boivin (N.S.W., Qld.)
 * Westringia angustifolia R.Br. - scabrous westringia (Tas.)
 * Westringia blakeana B.Boivin - Blake's mint-bush
 * Westringia brevifolia Benth. - greater shortleaf westringia
 * Westringia capitonia G.R.Guerin
 * Westringia cephalantha F.Muell.
 * Westringia cheelii Maiden & Betche
 * Westringia crassifolia N.A.Wakef. - whipstick westringia (Vic.)
 * Westringia cremnophila N.A.Wakef. - Snowy River westringia (Vic.)
 * Westringia dampieri R.Br. - shore westringia (W.A.)
 * Westringia davidii B.J.Conn - David's westringia
 * Westringia discipulorum S.Moore - white button bush
 * Westringia eremicola A.Cunn. ex Benth. - slender westringia
 * Westringia fitzgeraldensis R.W.Davis & Jobson
 * Westringia fruticosa (Willd.) Druce - coastal rosemary
 * Westringia glabra R.Br. - violet westringia
 * Westringia grandifolia Benth.
 * Westringia kydrensis B.J.Conn - Kydra westringia
 * Westringia longepedunculata B.Boivin
 * Westringia longifolia R.Br. - long-leaved westringia
 * Westringia lucida B.Boivin - shining westringia
 * Westringia lurida Gand.
 * Westringia ophioglossa R.W.Davis & Jobson
 * Westringia parvifolia C.T.White & W.D.Francis
 * Westringia rigida R.Br. - stiff westringia
 * Westringia rubiifolia R.Br. - sticky westringia
 * Westringia rupicola S.T.Blake
 * Westringia saxatilis B.J.Conn
 * Westringia senifolia F.Muell. - alpine westringia
 * Westringia sericea B.Boivin - silky rosemary; native rosemary
 * Westringia tenuicaulis C.T.White & W.D.Francis - tufted westringia
 * Westringia viminalis B.J.Conn & Tozer - Lord Howe westringia