Commersonia prostrata

Commersonia prostrata
In the Australian National Botanic Gardens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Commersonia
Species:
C. prostrata
Binomial name
Commersonia prostrata
Synonyms[1]

Rulingia prostrata Maiden & Betche

Fruit

Commersonia prostrata, commonly known as dwarf kerrawang,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and endemic to eastern continental Australia. It is a prostrate shrub with trailing branches, egg-shaped leaves, the lower surface densely covered with star-like hairs, white, petal-like sepals, and smaller, pinkish petals.

  1. ^ a b "Commersonia prostrata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  2. ^ Conn, Barry J.; Mccune, Seanna F. "Comersonia prostrata". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 22 March 2023.