Dicrastylis exsuccosa is a species of plant within the genus, Dicrastylis, in the family Lamiaceae. It is endemic to inland Australia and found in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and South Australia.[4]
Dicrastylis exsuccosa is a shrub 0.3 to 1.5 m high which grows on sand-dunes and plains.[5] It flowers from April to November. The opposite leaves are 1 to 10 cm long and about 1 to 2 cm wide, covered with dendritic hairs, and having smooth edges[5] The stem cross-section is roughly circular. The flower has five stamens and a five-lobed calyx, with a corolla which is white or cream.[5]
In Western Australia it is found in the IBRA regions of Little Sandy Desert, Gascoyne, Central Ranges, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Tanami, Great Victoria Desert or Murchison.[5]
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It was first described by Mueller in 1858 as Pityrodia exsuccosa,[6][7] and in 1917, was placed in the genus, Dicrastylis, by Druce.[1][2]
Dicrastylis exsuccosa is a species of plant within the genus, Dicrastylis, in the family Lamiaceae. It is endemic to inland Australia and found in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and South Australia.
