Lasiopetalum bracteatum (Endl.) Benth.
Helena Velvet Bush

Scientific Description

Shrub, with hairy stems. Leaves 20-80 mm long, 15-50 mm wide, not lobed; margins entire; hairy, with stellate hairswith scales absent, Sessile glands absent; stipules apparently absent, even from youngest leaves. Perianth of two whorls but the corolla reduced to small scales or tiny lobes at the base of the ovary. Pedicel present, 3-7 mm long; indumentum present, with stellate hairs present, with gland tipped hairs present, with scales absent. Epicalyx (extra segments or 'bracteoles' immediately below the calyx) present, 3.6-4 mm long, the lobes free, indumentum present, stellate hairs present, gland-tipped hairs gland tipped hairswith scales absent, Sessile glands absent. Calyx pink or purple, 6-9 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 present, Terminal appendages absent, number of ribs absent. Corolla 1 mm long, glabrous. Indumentum (outside) Sessile glands absent. Stamens five, free and inserted at the base of the ovary; filaments present, 0-2 mm long; anthers 1.3-2 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, 3.4-5.5 mm long, with one 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 Swan Coastal Plain, Avon Wheatbelt and Jarrah Forest. Conservation Code Priority Four (P4).