Hemiandra gardneri

Hemiandra gardneri, commonly known as red snakebush,[2] is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to Western Australia.

Hemiandra gardneri is a prostrate, perennial mat forming shrub growing up to 0.1–0.2 m (3.9 in – 7.9 in) high, 0.2 m (7.9 in) wide and stems put 40 cm (16 in) long.

[2][3] Hemiandra gardneri was first formally described in 1927 by Oswald Hewlett Sargent and the description was published in Journal of Botany, British and Foreign.

[5] Red snakebush grows on deep sand in heath, scrub and hills north of Watheroo.

[2] Hemiandra gardneri is listed as "endangered" under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

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