Lawrencia densiflora
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| Lawrencia densiflora | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Lawrencia |
| Species: | L. densiflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Lawrencia densiflora | |
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Plagianthus densiflorus Baker f. | |
Lawrencia densiflora is a species of plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is endemic to Western Australia.[1][4]
L. densiflora is a perennial shrub/herb, growing to a height from 0.07 to 0.6 m.[1] The stems are hairy.[1] The leaves are irregularly lobed, 10 to 40 mm long and 5 to 20 mm wide, with stellate hairs.[1] The flowers have both a calyx and a corolla, and are yellow to cream and seen between July and October.[1]
Habitat
It grows on limestone and sandy or clayey soils, and is found in dry watercourses, claypans, salty depressions and limestone ridges.[1]
