| Lysiosepalum involucratum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Byttnerioideae |
| Tribe: | Lasiopetaleae |
| Genus: | Lysiosepalum |
| Species: | L. involucratum |
| Binomial name | |
| Lysiosepalum involucratum (Turcz.) Druce [1] |
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Lysiosepalum involucratum is a small shrub species in the family Malvaceae. It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.[2] Plants grow to between 0.3 and 1.5 metres high, and produce mauve flowers between August and November in the species native range.
The species was first formally described as Thomasia involucrata by botanist Nicolai Stepanovitch Turczaninow in 1852 in Bulletin de la Societe Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou. The species was tranferred to the genus Lysiosepalum in 1917 by English botanist George Claridge Druce.[1]
The species prefers a sunny or partially shaded position in well drained soil. Established plants tolerate dry periods The most common method of propagation is from cuttings of semi-mature new growth. Although plants may be propagated from seed, it is difficult to obtain.[3]