Lasiopetalum rufum

Lasiopetalum rufum is a shrub found in mostly in the Sydney region in Australia. It grows to 1.5 metres tall in sandy heath near the coast and adjacent plateaus and lower ranges. Leaves are 4 to 6 cm long and very narrow.[1][2]

Lasiopetalum rufum
Royal National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Lasiopetalum
Species:
L. rufum
Binomial name
Lasiopetalum rufum

References

  1. Les Robinson – Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 217
  2. "Lasiopetalum rufum". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 13 April 2019.


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