Lindley's everlasting
Lawrencella rosea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae
Genus: Lawrencella
Species:
L. rosea
Binomial name
Lawrencella rosea

Lawrencella rosea is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a small, upright, annual herb with pink flowers.

Description

Lawrencella rosea is a small, upright, multi-stemmed, branching annual, stems about 0.3 m (1 ft 0 in) high, leaves are linear, mostly green and up to 100 mm (3.9 in) long. The flowers are borne singly at the end of stems that are almost hairless, up to 3.5–4 cm (1.4–1.6 in) across, bracts pink, rarely white and the centre yellow. Flowering occurs in spring and summer.[2][3]

Taxonomy and naming

Lawrencella rosea was first formally described in 1839 by John Lindley and the description was published in A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony.[4][5] The specific epithet (rosea) means "rosy" referring to the flowers.[6]

Distribution and habitat

Lindley's everlasting grows in mulga scrub and woodland in the south-west of Western Australia.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Lawrencella rosea". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 Spooner, Amanda. "Lawrencella rosea". Florabase-the Western Australian Flora. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  3. 1 2 Schaumann, M.; Barker, J.; Grieg, J. (1987). Australian Daisies. Sydney: Lothian Publishing. p. 140. ISBN 0850912911.
  4. ↑ Lindley, John (1839). Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony. London: James Ridgeway. p. xxiii. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Lawrencella rosea". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  6. ↑ George, A.S; Sharr, F.A (2021). Western Australian Plant Names and their meanings (4th ed.). Kardinya: Four Gables. p. 306. ISBN 9780958034197.


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