Guichenotia ledifolia

Guichenotia ledifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Genus:	Guichenotia
Species:	G. ledifolia
Binomial name
	Guichenotia ledifolia; J.Gay[1]

Guichenotia ledifolia is a small shrub species in the family Malvaceae. It is endemic to Western Australia.^[2] Plants grow to between 0.4 and 1.5 metres high, and produce blue-purple or pink flowers from July to October in the species native range.^[2]

The species was formally described in 1821 by Swiss-French botanist Jaques Étienne Gay.^[1]

In a 2015 study, researchers suggest that the plant is the favorite food of quokka, an endemic marsupial in southwestern Australia.^[3]

References

1 2 "Guichenotia ledifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
1 2 "Guichenotia ledifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
↑ Poole, H. L.; Mukaromah, L.; Kobryn, H. T.; Fleming, P. A. (2015). "Spatial analysis of limiting resources on an island: diet and shelter use reveal sites of conservation importance for the Rottnest Island quokka". Wildlife research. 41 (6): 510–521.

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[APNI-1] 1 2 "Guichenotia ledifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 19 February 2013.

[Florabase-2] 1 2 "Guichenotia ledifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.

[3] Poole, H. L.; Mukaromah, L.; Kobryn, H. T.; Fleming, P. A. (2015). "Spatial analysis of limiting resources on an island: diet and shelter use reveal sites of conservation importance for the Rottnest Island quokka". Wildlife research. 41 (6): 510–521.