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Lasiopetalum maxwellii

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Malvaceae

Scientific name
  
Lasiopetalum maxwellii

Order
  
Malvales

Genus
  
Lasiopetalum

Rank
  
Species

Lasiopetalum maxwellii

Lasiopetalum maxwellii is a species of shrub which is endemic to the Esperance Plains of Western Australia. The flowers appear spring and late summer, these are cream or white. It has a sprawing habit, reaching heights between 0.25 – 0.6 metres, and occurs on sandy soils of granitic slopes. The plant was first described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1881, giving its epithet for the collector George Maxwell.

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Lasiopetalum maxwellii Wikipedia