#hemigenia

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#3242 - Hemigenia argentea

Another endemic, growing from the Bunbury area, northwards until you hit desert. The rest of the sizable genus are mostly WA endemics as well, although three are found on the east coast. Hemigenias can be distinguished from those in the very similar sister taxon Hemiandra by their less strongly odoriferous leaves and from Prostanthera, Microcorys and Westringia by minor differences in their stamens.

GSB2024 Wongan Hills - Mt. O'Brien

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#3601 - Hemigenia sp.

Probably Hemigenia incana. The flowers are very similar to those of Hemiandra, but the leaves are different. Hemigenia leaves are soft, and Hemiandra leaves have pointed stabby tips, as they chose violence!

Hemigenia incana is a common and variable shrub, widespread in those parts of WA that haven't been cleared for agriculture. The genus is mstly endemic to Western Australia, although some are also found in New South Wales and Queensland. The tube-shaped flowers have petals forming two "lips" - the upper one with two lobes and the lower one with three.

Kalamunda NP, Perth.