Lasiopetalum ferrugineum

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Rusty velvet-bush
Lasiopetalum ferrugineum growing by the Lane Cove River, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Lasiopetalum
Species:
L. ferrugineum
Binomial name
Lasiopetalum ferrugineum
Sm. ex Andrews[1]
Flowers
Lasiopetalum ferrugineum var. cordatum growing in bushland near Willow Vale

Lasiopetalum ferrugineum, commonly known as rusty velvet-bush,

endemic
to eastern Australia. Growing up to a metre tall, much of the plant is covered in rusty hairs. It is found in forest and heathland.

Description

Lasiopetalum ferrugineum is a shrub, typically up to 1 m (3.3 ft) high and 1–3 m (3.3–9.8 ft) wide, its new growth covered with red-brown hair. The leaves are narrowly oblong to lance-shaped, 2–12 cm (0.79–4.72 in) long and 0.5–4 cm (0.20–1.57 in) wide on a

anthers also reddish-brown and about 1.5 mm (0.059 in) long. Flowering occurs from September to November, and the fruit is a capsule about 4 mm (0.16 in) in diameter.[2][3][4]

Taxonomy

Lasiopetalum ferrugineum was first formally described by Henry Cranke Andrews in his 1802 work The Botanist's Repository for New, and Rare Plants, from an unpublished description by James Edward Smith. The description was based on a plant grown in 1796, in the Vineyard Nursery of Lee and Kennedy in Hammersmith, London, from seeds collected near Port Jackson.[5][6][7] Its species name is derived from the Latin, meaning "rust-coloured".[3]

Two varieties are recognised by the Australian Plant Census:

  • Lasiopetalum ferrugineum var. cordatum Benth.,[8] that has egg-shaped to lance-shaped leaves mostly more than 10 mm (0.39 in) wide;[9]
  • Lasiopetalum ferrugineum Sm. ex Andrews var. ferrugineum,[10] that has narrow elliptic to lance-shaped leaves mostly less than 10 mm (0.39 in) wide. [11]

Distribution and habitat

Rusty velvet-bush is found in sclerophyll forest and heathland and occurs from south-east Queensland through eastern New South Wales and into far-eastern Victoria.[2][4] It is often a spreading shrub in more expose areas and taller in sheltered areas and gullies.[3] It prefers sandy soils.[12]

Use in horticulture

The flushes of rust-coloured new growth of this species have some ornamental appeal. It grows fairly readily in part-shade in the garden, and is propagated by seed or cutting.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Lasiopetalum ferrugineum". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Messina, Andre. "Lasiopetalum ferrugineum". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
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  4. ^ a b "Lasiopetalum ferrugineum". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
  5. ^ "Lasiopetalum ferrugineum". APNI. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  6. ^ Andrews, Henry C. (1802). The botanist's repository, for new and rare plants. Vol. 3. London. p. 208. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  7. ^ Shepherd, Kelly A.; Wilkins, Carolyn F. (2018). "Typification of Lasiopetalum and an interim key to the Western Australian species of the genus (Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae)" (PDF). Nuytsia. 29: 182. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Lasiopetalum ferrugineum var. cordatum". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  9. ^ Harden, Gwen J. "Lasiopetalum ferrugineum var. cordatum". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Lasiopetalum ferrugineum var. ferrugineum". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  11. ^ Harden, Gwen J. "Lasiopetalum ferrugineum var. ferrugineum". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
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