Guichenotia apetala A.S.George

Scientific Description

Shrub, with hairy stems. Leaves 2.5-3 mm long, 1 mm wide, not lobed; margins entire; hairy, with Simple hairs (without tubercle bases), with stellate hairswith scales absent, Sessile glands absent; stipules present and persistent to older leaves. Perianth of two whorls but the corolla reduced to small scales or tiny lobes at the base of the ovary. Pedicel present, 2-5 mm long; indumentum present, with stellate hairs present, with scales absent. Epicalyx (extra segments or 'bracteoles' immediately below the calyx) present, 2-4 mm long, the lobes free, indumentum present, simple hairs (without tubercle bases) absent, stellate hairs present, gland-tipped hairs absentwith scales absent, Sessile glands absent. Calyx pink or blue, 6-8 mm long, the lobes fused half or more of their length, Sessile glands absent, simple hairs (without tubercle bases) present, scales absent, Terminal appendages absent, number of ribs present, three. Corolla 0.7-1.2 mm long, hairs or scales present, simple hairs (without tubercle bases) present, stellate hairs present, 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, 0.5-0.7 mm long; anthers 2-3 mm long, indumentum absent (anthers glabrous). Staminodes absent, appendages absent. Ovary hairs or scales present, simple hairs absent, stellate hairs present, gland-tipped hairs absent; style 1, with a lobed or capitate stigma, 1.5-3.8 mm long, with one style branches or lobes, mostly glabrous, wing absent. Flowering time May, September, October, November or December. Distribution Botanical Province South-West, IBRA Bioregion Esperance. Conservation Code Priority One (P1).