Lambertia inermis
| Lambertia inermis | |
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| Lambertia inermis var. drummondii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Lambertia |
| Species: | L. inermis
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| Binomial name | |
| Lambertia inermis | |
| Varieties | |
Lambertia inermis, the Noongar chittick, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to south-west Western Australia. It is a shrub that grows to 6 metres high and flowers from spring to winter.[2][3]
There are two varieties:
- Lambertia inermis var. drummondii (Fielding & Gardner) Hnatiuk - with yellow flowers
- Lambertia inermis R.Br. var. inermis - with orange-red flowers
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Chittick grows near the south coast of Western Australia from west of Albany through to around Esperance, extending between 50 and 200 km inland from the coast. It grows on a variety of soils from sand to gravel.
References
[edit]- ^ Brown, R. 1811. On the Proteaceae of Jussieu, Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 10: 188
- ^ "Lambertia inermis R.Br". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "ABRS: Lambertia inermis". Flora of Australia online. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lambertia inermis.
- Lambertia inermis occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- Herbarium specimen at Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
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