Lasiopetalum dielsii E.Pritz.

Scientific Description

Shrub, with hairy stems. Leaves 30-80 mm long, 10-30 mm wide, not lobed; margins entire; hairy, with Simple hairs (without tubercle bases), 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, 4-4.5 mm long; indumentum present, with stellate hairs present, with scales absent. Epicalyx (extra segments or 'bracteoles' immediately below the calyx) present, 4-5.2 mm long, the lobes free, indumentum present, stellate hairs presentwith scales absent, Sessile glands absent. Calyx pink. Stamens free and inserted at the base of the ovary; filaments present, 0.8 mm long; anthers 1.8-2.3 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, 0.8-1.2 mm long, with one style branches or lobes, hairy for most of length, wing absent. Flowering time December. Distribution Botanical Province South-West, IBRA Bioregion Esperance. Conservation Code Priority Two (P2).