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Lasiopetalum joyceae
Lasiopetalum joyceae is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to New South Wales. It is an erect shrub with linear leaves and small groups of pinkish to reddish-brown flowers.
From the article Lasiopetalum joyceae on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Lasiopetalum joyceae is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) and has wand-like branches. The leaves are linear, 30–90 mm (1.2–3.5 in) long and less than 10 mm (0.39 in) wide with the edges rolled under, and whitish to rust-coloured hairs on the lower surface. The flowers are arranged in clusters of three of four with bracteoles 5–8 mm (0.20–0.31 in) long and about 1 mm (0.039 in) wide near the base of the sepals. The sepals are pinkish to reddish-brown with woolly hairs on the back, and there are no petals. Flowering occurs in spring.
Range & habitat
This lasiopetalum grows in heath on ridgetops on the Hornsby Plateau south of the Hawkesbury River, in the Sydney region of New South Wales.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 418733.