Astartea scoparia

Common name: Common Astartea

Meaning of name:

Astartea is named after Astarte, a Syro-Phoenician goddess. Scoparia is from the Latin word scopae, meaning thin twigs or shoots.

Distribution:

Occurs from just north of Perth to Albany.

Description:

A shrub to 1.8 metres tall. The white flowers are produced from December to February.

Notes:

This plant is important to insects as it flowers at a time when few other plants are in bloom.

Associations:

References:

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.