Thomasia quercifolia (Andrews) J.Gay
Oak Leaved Thomasia

Scientific Description

Shrub, with hairy stems. Leaves 10-30 mm long, 10-25 mm wide, tripartitely lobed, simply (once-)lobed; margins entire; hairy, with stellate hairswith scales absent, Sessile glands absent; stipules present but early deciduous (only visible on youngest leaves), 5-6.5 mm long. Perianth of two whorls but the corolla reduced to small scales or tiny lobes at the base of the ovary. Epicalyx (extra segments or 'bracteoles' immediately below the calyx) present, 3-5 mm long, indumentum present, stellate hairs presentwith scales absent, Sessile glands absent. Calyx pink or purple, 6.5-7 mm long, the lobes fused half or more of 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 present, one. Corolla 0-0.4 mm long, glabrous. Indumentum (outside) Sessile glands absent. Stamens five, free and inserted at the base of the ovary; filaments present, 1-1.2 mm long; anthers 2-2.2 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, 1.7-2 mm long, with one style branches or lobes, mostly glabrous, wing absent. Flowering time April, August, October, November or December. Distribution Botanical Province South-West, IBRA Bioregion Avon Wheatbelt, Warren and Esperance. Conservation Code Priority Four (P4).