Lasiopetalum parviflorum is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia. It is a shrub with rusty-hairy stems, more or less glabrous leaves with the edges rolled under, and greenish to cream-coloured flowers.
| Lasiopetalum parviflorum | |
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| In Bournda National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Lasiopetalum |
| Species: | L. parviflorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Lasiopetalum parviflorum | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Lasiopetalum parviflorum Rudge var. parviflorum | |
Description
editLasiopetalum parviflorum is a shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.5–1 m (1 ft 8 in – 3 ft 3 in) high and has its young stems densely covered with rust-coloured, star-shaped hairs. The leaves are arranged alternately along the stems, mostly 30–60 mm (1.2–2.4 in) long and 3–7 mm (0.12–0.28 in) wide with the edges rolled under. The lower surface of the leaves is densely covered with grey and rust-coloured, star-shaped hairs. The flowers are borne in small groups on a short peduncle and are greenish to cream-coloured with more or less linear bracteoles 1.5–2.0 mm (0.059–0.079 in) long below the base of the sepals. The petal-like sepal lobes are about 3 mm (0.12 in) long, with woolly white hairs on the back. Flowering occurs in spring and the fruit is a woolly-hairy capsule 3–5 mm (0.12–0.20 in) in diameter.[2][3]
Taxonomy
editLasiopetalum parviflorum was first formally described in 1811 by Edward Rudge in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.[4][5] The specific epithet (parviflorum) means "small-flowered".[6]
Distribution and habitat
editThis lasiopetalum grows in grassy woodland and forest on the coast and nearby ranges of New South Wales and south-eastern Queensland.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Lasiopetalum parviflorum". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ a b Harden, Gwen J. "Lasiopetalum parviflorum". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ a b Wood, Betty. "Lasiopetalum parviflorum". Lucid Keys. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Lasiopetalum parviflorum". APNI. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ Rudge, Edward (1811). "A description of several species of plants from New Holland". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 10 (2): 297. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 271. ISBN 9780958034180.