Lawrencia berthae (F.Muell.) Melville

Scientific Description

with hairy stems. Leaves 5-40 mm long, 3-20 mm wide, not lobed; margins entire or dentate; hairy, with stellate hairswith scales absent, Sessile glands absent; stipules present and persistent to older leaves, 1-2.5 mm long. Perianth clearly of two whorls (calyx and corolla), the corolla obvious and prominent. Pedicel absent (flower sessile). Epicalyx (extra segments or 'bracteoles' immediately below the calyx) present. Calyx 4.2-7 mm long, the lobes fused half or more of their length, Sessile glands absent, simple hairs (without tubercle bases) present, stellate hairs absent, tubercle-based simple hairs absent, gland-tipped hairs absent, scales absent, Terminal appendages absent, number of ribs absent. Corolla white, 6.5-12 mm long, hairs or scales present or 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 many, united and arising from a staminal tube around the style; filaments present, 1.5-2 mm long. Staminodes absent, appendages absent. Ovary hairs and scales absent (ovary quite glabrous); styles several, free and separate, arising from the summit of the ovary, 2.5-3.5 mm long, with one or numerous style branches or lobes, mostly glabrous, wing absent. Flowering time July, August, September, October or November. Distribution Botanical Province Eremaean or South-West, IBRA Bioregion Coolgardie, Swan Coastal Plain, Avon Wheatbelt, Mallee and Esperance.