Guichenotia intermedia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Guichenotia |
| Species: | G. intermedia
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Guichenotia intermedia is a flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a small shrub with hairy leaves and mauve-pink flowers.
Description
[edit]Guichenotia intermedia is a small, upright, spreading shrub to 0.3–1.5 m (1 ft 0 in – 4 ft 11 in) high, 1 m (3 ft 3 in) wide and new growth covered in white star-shaped hairs. The leaves are linear shaped, 18–21 mm (0.71–0.83 in) long, 1.5–2 mm (0.059–0.079 in) wide, upper and lower surfaces covered densely with white star-shaped hairs, margins rolled under and rounded at the apex. The flowers are borne in clusters of two or three, 2–2.5 cm (0.79–0.98 in) in diameter on a peduncle 7–16 mm (0.28–0.63 in) long and the petals are dark red up to 2 mm (0.079 in) long. The calyx are mauve-pink , lobes 10–15 mm (0.39–0.59 in) long, joined halfway, inner surface has star-shaped hairs, outer surface has white star-shaped hairs and the pedicel 10 mm (0.39 in) long. The green bracts are at the base of each pedicel, oval-shaped, 7–9 mm (0.28–0.35 in) long and 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) wide. Flowering occurs in May or July to August and the fruit is woody, thin and 8 mm (0.31 in) in diameter.[2][3]
Taxonomy and naming
[edit]Guichenotia intermedia was first formally described in 2003 by Carolyn F. Wilkins and the description was published in Australian Systematic Botany.[4] The specific epithet (intermedia) means "coming between".[5]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]This species of guichenotia is found on scrublands, roadsides, sandy flats and coastal heath from Kalbarri and north to Shark Bay.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Guichenotia intermedia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ a b Spooner, Amanda. "Guichenotia intermedia". Florabase-the Western Australia Flora. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attraction. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ a b Blake, Trevor (2021). Lantern Bushes of Australia;Thomasias & Allied Genera. Victoria: APS Keilor Plains Inc. pp. 228–229. ISBN 9780646839301.
- ^ "Guichenotia intermedia". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 231. ISBN 9780958034180.