Lasiopetalum behrii

Pink velvet bush
Lasiopetalum behrii in the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Lasiopetalum
Species:
L. behrii
Binomial name
Lasiopetalum behrii
Habit in Venus Bay Conservation Park
Pink form

Lasiopetalum behrii, commonly known as the pink velvet bush,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to southern continental Australia. It is an erect shrub with lance-shaped, narrowly oblong to narrowly elliptic leaves and groups of white to pink and reddish-brown flowers.

  1. ^ "Lasiopetalum behrii". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Lasiopetalum behrii". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2010-05-02.