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Lasiopetalum maxwellii

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Lasiopetalum maxwellii

Priority Two — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Lasiopetalum
Species:
L. maxwellii
Binomial name
Lasiopetalum maxwellii

Lasiopetalum maxwellii is a species of shrub which is endemic to the Esperance Plains of Western Australia. The flowers appear spring and late summer, these are cream or white. It has a sprawling habit, reaching heights between 0.25 – 0.6 metres, and occurs on sandy soils of granitic slopes. The plant was first described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1881, giving its epithet for the collector George Maxwell.[1]

References

  1. ^ Mueller, F.J.H. von (1881), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 11(93): 107 "Inter rupes et secus amnes ad Cape Le Grand et Moir's Inlet. G. Maxwell."
  • "Lasiopetalum maxwellii F.Muell". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  • "Lasiopetalum maxwellii F.Muell. ( as `Maxwelli' )". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.