Drooping velvet-bush | |
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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: | Lasiopetalum |
Species: | L. schulzenii
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Binomial name | |
Lasiopetalum schulzenii | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Corethrostylis schulzenii F.Muell. |
Lasiopetalum schulzenii, commonly known as drooping velvet-bush,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to southern continental Australia. It is a shrub with heart-shaped leaves and small groups of hairy white and reddish-brown flowers.