Genus Lambertia (Noun)
Meaning
Small genus of Australian shrubs.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The genus Lambertia comprises 11 species of small to medium-sized shrubs native to Western Australia.
- Lambertia is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, endemic to southwestern Australia.
- Genus Lambertia was first described by Robert Brown in 1810 and is commonly known as Mountain Devil or Honey Flower.
- The plants in the genus Lambertia are widely cultivated in Australia for their attractive flowers and ability to tolerate dry soils.
- Species within the genus Lambertia are often difficult to distinguish from one another due to similarities in leaf morphology and flowering habit.