Common Name: Pink Velvet-bush
Botanical Name: Lasiopetalum behrii
Family: STERCULIACEAE
Description:
Shrub to 1 m high. Stiff, narrow, 3-8 cm long by 1-2 cm wide, rolled-over edges, distinct mid vein. Pale pink, 5-petalled, hanging flower. Winter to spring. Capsules. Summer.
Shrub to 1 m high. Stiff, narrow, 3-8 cm long by 1-2 cm wide, rolled-over edges, distinct mid vein. Pale pink, 5-petalled, hanging flower. Winter to spring. Capsules. Summer.
Natural Distribution:
Common to woodlands and mallee in all agricultural districts of SA. Also occurs in Vic.
Common to woodlands and mallee in all agricultural districts of SA. Also occurs in Vic.
Notes:
Conservation status recorded as endangered in Kangaroo Island, rare in Southern Lofty and uncommon in the Northern Lofty region.
Conservation status recorded as endangered in Kangaroo Island, rare in Southern Lofty and uncommon in the Northern Lofty region.
