Shrubby velvet bush | |
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Lasiopetalum macrophyllum in Maranoa Gardens | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Genus: | Lasiopetalum |
Species: | L. macrophyllum
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Binomial name | |
Lasiopetalum macrophyllum Graham[1]
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Lasiopetalum macrophyllum, commonly known as shrubby velvet bush,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a shrub with egg-shaped to lance-shaped with rust-coloured hairs on the lower surface, and woolly-hairy, cream-coloured and reddish flowers.