''Seringia exastia'', also known as fringed fire-bush, is a species of flowering plant in the mallowfamily and is endemic to the
Kimberley
Kimberly or Kimberley may refer to:
Places and historical events
Australia
* Kimberley (Western Australia)
** Roman Catholic Diocese of Kimberley
* Kimberley Warm Springs, Tasmania
* Kimberley, Tasmania a small town
* County of Kimberley, a ...
region of Western Australia.
Description
The species grows as an erect, compact and multi-stemmed shrub with hairy stems. The grey-green, oblong leaves are 15–30 mm long and 6–10 mm wide. The purple flowers may appear from April to December.
Taxonomy
In 1999,
Carolyn F. Wilkins
Carolyn F. Wilkins (born 1945) is an Australian botanist, who currently (April 2020) works for the Western Australian Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
She (together with others) has revised the genera, '' Jacksonia'' a ...
described ''Keraudrenia exastia'' in the journal '' Nuytsia'' from specimens collected on the
Dampier Peninsula
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in 1995. In 2016, Wilkins and
Barbara Ann Whitlock
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Gascoyne
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Gibson Desert
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Great Sandy Desert
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Little Sandy Desert
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IBRA
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pindan
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''Seringia exastia'' is listed as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government
Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
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