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Abutilon sp. Onslow (F. Smith s.n. 10/9/61)

Conservation Code
Priority Three
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Scientific Description

Shrub, with hairy stems. Leaves 14-25 mm long, 10-25 mm wide, not lobed; margins entire; hairy, with stellate hairswith scales absent, Sessile glands absent; stipules present but early deciduous (only visible on youngest leaves). Calyx green. Corolla yellow. Fruits dehiscent (capsules and follicles), length-width ratio more or less as long as wide, hairs or scales present, simple hairs (without tubercle bases) present, stellate hairs present, Sessile glands absent, tubercle-based simple hairs absent, gland-tipped hairs absent, scales absent; apex distinctly flat-topped; prickles absent (except perhaps a terminal awn); terminal awns or spines present; calyx persistent to mature fruit, not accrescent; carpels 13-14; seeds per loculus 2-4. Flowering time August or October. Distribution Botanical Province Eremaean, IBRA Bioregion Pilbara. Conservation Code Priority One (P1).

C. Hollister and K.R. Thiele, 11 August 2023

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Pilbara.
IBRA Subregions
Cape Range, Roebourne.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton.