Wiry shrub to 2.5m tall. Stems and new shoots covered with rusty red hairs. Flowers are crowded in clusters. Calyx lobes are speckled outside with star shaped (stellate) hairs, smooth and pale inside. Grows as an undershrub in forests on sandy or rocky soil.
Flowering start in September and ends in November.
Identification
The main flower colour is cream. The genus name Lasiopetalum is derived from the Ancient Greek word lasios "hairy", and the Botanical Greek petalon "petal", and refers to the hairy calyx.
References
Native Trees and Shrubs of South-Eastern Australia. Leon Costermans.
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:apni.taxon:758134
Created: 22 Nov 2014 - Member - John and Val
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