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