Hemiandra pungens

Common name: Snakebush

Meaning of name:

Hemiandra is from the Greek words hemi, meaning half, and andros, meaning man, botanically stamen. It refers to the anthers being 1-celled. Pungens is Latin meaning pricking, botanically, pungent, ending in a sharp, hard point.

Distribution:

Occurs in the south west of Western Australia.

Description:

A prostrate plant with prickly leaves to 1 metre in diameter. The flowers, which are pale lilac with darker spots, can be produced in most months of the year.

References:

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

Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2904766

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/6839