Lasiopetalum dielsii, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a spreading shrub with hairy stems, heart-shaped leaves and pink or white flowers.
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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: | Lasiopetalum |
| Species: | L. dielsii
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| Binomial name | |
| Lasiopetalum dielsii | |
Description
editLasiopetalum dielsii is a spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.5–1 m (1 ft 8 in – 3 ft 3 in), its foliage covered with star-shaped hairs. The leaves are heart-shaped, 30–80 mm (1.2–3.1 in) long and 10–30 mm (0.39–1.18 in) wide. Each flower is borne on a pedicel 4.0–4.5 mm (0.16–0.18 in) long, the sepals pink or white, the petals reduced to small scales or lobes and there are five stamens. Flowering occurs in December.[2][3]
Taxonomy
editLasiopetalum dielsii was first formally described in 1904 by Ernst Georg Pritzel in Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse.[3][4] The specific epithet (dielsii) honours Ludwig Diels.[5]
Distribution and habitat
editThis lasiopetalum grows on steep slopes in the Esperance Plains and Mallee biogeographic regions of south-western Western Australia.[2]
Conservation status
editLasiopetalum dielsii is listed as "Priority Two" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[2] meaning that it is poorly known and from only one or a few locations.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Lasiopetalum dielsii". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ a b c "Lasiopetalum dielsii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b Pritzel, Ernst (1904). "Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse". Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie. 35 (2–3): 380. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "Lasiopetalum dielsii". APNI. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 183. ISBN 9780958034180.
- ^ "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 11 February 2022.