| Lawrencia squamata | |
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| Lawrencia squamata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Lawrencia |
| Species: | L. squamata |
| Binomial name | |
| Lawrencia squamata | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Lawrencia squamata is a species of plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is endemic to Australia [1] and occurs in all Australian states. [4] [3] (all mainland states) [5] [6]
Lawrencia squamata, thorny lawrencia, [5] [1] or fan-leaved lawrencia, [1] is a spiny dioecious shrub/herb, from 0.02 to 1.5 m high. [1] The leaves are scaly and not lobed, 10 to 40 mm long and 5 to 20 mm wide, [1] with peltate scales. [5] The flowers have both a calyx and a corolla, with the corolla being yellow, white, red or purple,. [1] The flowers are axillary. [7] They are seen between August to January in WA, [1] May to November in SA, [7] September to November in Victoria. [5] The stamens are many and united. [1]
It grows on clayey soils, and is found fringing saltlakes and salty depressions. [5]
Lawrencia squamata was first described by Nees von Esenbeck in 1845. [8] [2]
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