What is "andersonia"

Andersonia may refer to:

• Andersonia, California, a community in Mendocino County
• Andersonia (fish), a genus of loach catfish containing the single species Andersonia leptura
• Andersonia (plant), a genus of plants in the family Ericaceae
• Andersonia (Rubiaceae genus), a former genus in the Rubiaceae family that has been synonymized with Gaertnera
• Stylidium subg. Andersonia, a subgenus of Stylidium
• Stylidium sect. Andersonia, a section of Stylidium

Andersonia is a genus of small evergreen shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The genus is endemic to the Southwest Botanical Province in Western Australia.

Species include:

• Andersonia aristata Lindl. Rice Flower
• Andersonia auriculata L.Watson
• Andersonia axilliflora (Stschegl.) Druce - Giant Andersonia
• Andersonia barbata L.Watson
• Andersonia bifida L.Watson
• Andersonia brevifolia Sond.
• Andersonia caerulea R.Br. - Foxtails
• Andersonia carinata L.Watson
• Andersonia echinocephala (Stschegl.) Druce
• Andersonia fallax Lemson ms
• Andersonia ferricola Lemson
• Andersonia geniculata Lemson
• Andersonia gracilis DC.
• Andersonia grandiflora Stschegl. - Red Andersonia;
• Andersonia heterophylla Sond.
• Andersonia involucrata Sond.
• Andersonia latiflora (F.Muell.) Benth.
• Andersonia lehmanniana Sond.
• Andersonia longifolia (Benth.) L.Watson
• Andersonia macranthera F.Muell.
• Andersonia micrantha R.Br.
• Andersonia mysosma Lemson ms
• Andersonia nymphaea Lemson ms
• Andersonia opalescens Lemson ms
• Andersonia parvifolia R.Br.
• Andersonia pinaster Lemson
• Andersonia redolens Lemson
• Andersonia saxatilis Lemson ms
• Andersonia setifolia Benth.
• Andersonia simplex (Stschegl.) Druce - Spiked Andersonia
• Andersonia sp. Frankland (W. Jackson BJ8)
• Andersonia sp. Kulin (J.M. Powell 2588)
• Andersonia sp. Lower King (N. Hoyle 1500)
• Andersonia sp. Mitchell River (B.G. Hammersley 925)
• Andersonia sprengelioides R.Br.
• Andersonia virolens Lemson ms