Commersonia densiflora (Turcz.) F.Muell.

Scientific Description

Shrub, with hairy stems. Leaves 10-60 mm long, 2.5-20 mm wide, irregularly lobed, simply (once-)lobed or complexly (twice-)lobed; margins crenate or sinuate; hairy, with stellate hairswith scales absent, Sessile glands absent; stipules present but early deciduous (only visible on youngest leaves), 2-15 mm long. Perianth clearly of two whorls (calyx and corolla), the corolla obvious and prominent. Pedicel present, 4.5-8 mm long; indumentum present, with stellate hairs present, with scales absent. Epicalyx (extra segments or 'bracteoles' immediately below the calyx) absent. Calyx cream or white, 6-12 mm long, the lobes fused less than half their length, Sessile glands absent, stellate hairs present, scales absent, Terminal appendages absent, number of ribs absent. Corolla white or cream, 2-4 mm long, glabrous. Indumentum (outside) Sessile glands absent. Stamens five, free and inserted at the base of the ovary; filaments present, 0.6-1.5 mm long; anthers 0.7-0.9 mm long, indumentum absent (anthers glabrous). Staminodes present, appendages absent. Ovary hairs or scales present, simple hairs absent, stellate hairs present, gland-tipped hairs absent; styles several, free and separate, arising from the summit of the ovary, 1-1.2 mm long, with five style branches or lobes, hairy for most of length, wing absent. Flowering time August, September, October or November. Distribution Botanical Province South-West, IBRA Bioregion Yalgoo, Geraldton Sandplains, Swan Coastal Plain and Avon Wheatbelt.