Guichenotia ledifolia

Guichenotia ledifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Byttnerioideae
Tribe: Lasiopetaleae
Genus: Guichenotia
Species: G. ledifolia
Binomial name
Guichenotia ledifolia
J.Gay [1]

Guichenotia ledifolia is a small shrub species in the family Malvaceae. It is endemic to Western Australia.[2] Plants grow to between 0.4 and 1.5 metres high, and produce blue-purple or pink flowers from July to October in the species native range.[2]

The species was formally described in 1821 by Swiss-French botanist Jaques Étienne Gay.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Guichenotia ledifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Guichenotia ledifolia". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.