Scientific Name: Westringia angustifolia Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region

Common Name: narrowleaf westringia

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Lamiaceae

Threatened Species Status: Rare

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: Shrub with rigid, slender, spreading branches. Leaves with pointed tips, arranged in whorls of 3, upper surface scabrous (rough to touch), lower surface soft and downy.

Height (m): 1 – 3

Flowers: Showy flowers with 5 very short pointed calyx lobes, white or pale lilac, near the ends of the branches.

Fruit: Nutlet – each contains 4 seeds which are 2mm long, brown or grey and slightly flattened.

Municipality
Central HighlandsDerwent ValleyGlamorgan-Spring BayHuon ValleyKingboroughLauncestonMeander ValleyWest Tamar
Plant Communities
No data available for this species
Habitat Notes

Dry, shrubby vegetation on rocky (often dolerite) hillsides, from sea level to about 900m altitude.

Propagation Calendar

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  • Seed Collecting Month
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  • Sowing Month
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  • Cutting Month
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Propagation Method
Seed, Cuttings, Division

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Seed is released at maturity, so fruits need to be monitored. Seed can be collected if it falls when branches are shaken, or capsules can be collected close to maturity and dried in a warm position until seed is released.

Seed Treatment Method

Smoke Smoke treatment improves germination in some species. Smokey products, e.g. smokey vermiculite, can be purchased and applied to the sown seed, or sown seeds can be treated directly with smoke from a source such as a drum with a fire and hose.

Seed Treatment Notes

Use fresh seed for best results. Seed viability may be lower in heavy crop years. Smoke treatment may improve results.

Germination Time

3-10 weeks

Cutting & Division Information

Propagation from soft tip cuttings is easiest. Grow from cuttings with a heel, from young plants only. Do not mist or the plant may rot.