Lawrencia squamata

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
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
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms
  • Halothamnus microphyllus (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
  • Plagianthus microphyllus F.Muell.
  • Plagianthus squamatus (Nees) Benth.
  • Selenothamnus squamatus (Nees) Melville[3]

Description

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]

Habitat

It grows on clayey soils, and is found fringing saltlakes and salty depressions.[5]

Taxonomy

Lawrencia squamata was first described by Nees von Esenbeck in 1845.[8][2]

References
  1. "FloraBase: Lawrencia squamata". Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  2. Miquel, F.A.W. 1845. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) Malvaceae. Plantae Preissianae 1(2): 242. (the author is Nees as "N. ab E." is given at the end of the description.)
  3. Govaerts, R. et. al. 2018. "Plants of the World online: Lawrencia squamata". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  4. "AVH: Lawrencia squamata (occurrence map)". Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  5. "VicFlora Flora of Victoria Lawrencia squamata". Royal Botanic Gardens, Foundation Victoria. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  6. Harden, G,.H. 1990. "PlantNET: Lawrencia squamata". National Herbarium of NSW, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, Australia. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  7. "eFloraSA Electronic Flora of South Australia Lawrencia squamata". Government of South Australia, Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  8. "APNI: Lawrencia squamata". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
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