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Lechenaultia mimica M.D.Barrett & R.L.Barrett

Reference
Austral.Syst.Bot. 27:478-479, Figs 1A-C, 5A-C (2015)
Conservation Code
Priority One
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Scientific Description

Leaves flat, 5-20 mm long, Indumentum absent (leaves glabrous), not papillate; margins entire. Pedicel pedicellate, Pedicel length the pedicels 20-30 mm long, glabrous. Calyx lobes present, Calyx length 5-7 mm long, glabrous. Corolla white or mauve, 10-16 mm long, not spurred, glabrous on the outside, glabrous on the inside, with wings, wings present on both sides. Anthers free. Ovary inferior, not gibbose; indusium single; ovules more than two. Flowers in April. Occurs in the Northern Kimberly (NK) IBRA Region(s), of the Northern (N) Botanical Province. Conservation Code: Conservation code Priority One (P1).

C. Hollister and K.R. Thiele, 2 August 2023

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Northern Kimberley.
IBRA Subregions
Mitchell.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Derby-West Kimberley, Wyndham-East Kimberley.