Lasiopetalum maxwellii
Lasiopetalum maxwellii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Genus: | Lasiopetalum |
Species: | L. maxwellii |
Binomial name | |
Lasiopetalum maxwellii F.Muell. | |
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 sprawing 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
- ↑ 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 Parks and Wildlife.
- "Lasiopetalum maxwellii F.Muell. ( as `Maxwelli' )". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
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