Hebe epacridea
| Hebe epacridea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Hebe |
| Species: | H. epacridea |
| Binomial name | |
| Hebe epacridea (Hook.f.) Andersen | |
Hebe epacridea is a plant of the family Plantaginaceae, which is endemic to altitudes above 3,000 feet from the Marlborough Region to Otago Region on the South Island of New Zealand. It is a low-growing, evergreen shrub, reaching 10 cm in height, with thick, closely placed, recurved green leaves that are 5–7 mm long. Flowers are white.
References
- GBIF entry
- Hebe Society entry
- Tuatara, vol. 12, issue 1, March 1964.
- Steven J. Wagstaff, Michael J. Bayly, Philip J. Garnock-Jones and Dirk C. Albach, "Classification, Origin, and Diversification of the New Zealand Hebes (Scrophulariaceae)", Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, Vol. 89, No. 1 (Winter, 2002), pp. 38-63.
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