Lasiopetalum baueri

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Slender velvet bush
Lasiopetalum baueri near Hopetoun, Victoria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Lasiopetalum
Species:
L. baueri
Binomial name
Lasiopetalum baueri
White form

Lasiopetalum baueri, commonly known as slender velvet bush,

endemic
to south-eastern Australia. It is a small, greyish shrub with more or less linear to narrowly oblong or narrowly elliptic leaves and groups of white or pink flowers.

Description

Lasiopetalum baueri is a greyish, densely foliaged, spreading shrub 0.3–1.5 m (12–59 in) high and 1–2.5 m (3.3–8.2 ft) wide, its new growth prominently covered with red-brown hair. The leaves are linear to narrowly oblong or narrowly elliptic, 15–80 mm (0.59–3.15 in) long and 2–12 mm (0.079–0.472 in) wide on a

anthers are reddish-brown and about 1.5 mm (0.059 in) long. Flowering occurs from September to November and the fruit is a densely hairy capsule 4–8 mm (0.16–0.31 in) in diameter.[1][2][3][4][5]

Taxonomy

Lasiopetalum baueri was first formally described in 1806 by Joachim Steetz in Lehmann's Plantae Preissianae from specimens collected by the botanical illustrator Ferdinand Bauer.[6][7] The specific epithet (baueri) honours the collector of the type specimens.[2]

Distribution and habitat

Slender velvet bush is found in southern

Rankins Springs, and in the north-east of Tasmania. It grows in mallee communities or coastal cliffs on sandy soil over limestone, the top layer of soil often neutral to acidic, while the subsoil is highly alkaline.[2]

Conservation status

This lasiopetalum is listed as "rare" under the Tasmanian Government Threatened Species Protection Act 1995.[5]

Use in horticulture

Lasiopetalum baueri can be readily grown in dryer climates in well-drained soils and sunny aspects, and is used as a windbreak or hedge. It responds well to being pruned. It was introduced into cultivation in England in 1868. The dried flowers are long-lasting and have potential as a cut flower.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Stajsic, Val. "Lasiopetalum baueri". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
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  3. ^ Harden, Gwen. "Lasiopetalum baueri". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Lasiopetalum baueri". State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Lasiopetalum baueri". Tasmanian Government Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Lasiopetalum baueri". APNI. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  7. ^ Streetz, Joachim (1846). Lehmann, Johann G.C. (ed.). Plantae Preissianae. Vol. 2. Hamburg: Sumptibus Meissneri. pp. 339–340. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
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