Lasiopetalum occidentale K.A.Sheph. & C.F.Wilkins

Scientific Description

Shrub, with hairy stems. Leaves 6-25 mm long, tripartitely lobed, simply (once-)lobed; hairy, with stellate hairswith scales absent, Sessile glands absent. Perianth of two whorls but the corolla reduced to small scales or tiny lobes at the base of the ovary. Calyx pink, blue, mauve or white, 3-6 mm long, the lobes fused less than half their length, Sessile glands absent, simple hairs (without tubercle bases) absent, stellate hairs present, tubercle-based simple hairs absent, gland-tipped hairs absent, scales absent, Terminal appendages absent, number of ribs absent. Corolla glabrous, simple hairs (without tubercle bases) present, stellate hairs absent, tubercle-based simple hairs absent, gland-tipped hairs absent, scales absent. Indumentum (outside) Sessile glands absent. Stamens five, free and inserted at the base of the ovary; filaments present, 0.5-1 mm long; anthers 1-1.5 mm long, indumentum absent (anthers glabrous). Staminodes absent. Ovary hairs or scales present, simple hairs absent, stellate hairs present, gland-tipped hairs absent; style 1, with a lobed or capitate stigma, 2-3 mm long, with one style branches or lobes, hairy for most of length, wing absent. Flowering time October, November or December. Distribution Botanical Province South-West, IBRA Bioregion Jarrah Forest and Warren.