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Guichenotia ledifolia

(Guichenotia ledifolia)

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Description

Guichenotia ledifolia is a small shrub species in the family Malvaceae. It is endemic to Western Australia. 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. The species was formally described in 1821 by Swiss-French botanist Jaques Étienne Gay. In a 2015 study, researchers suggest that the plant is the favorite food of quokka, an endemic marsupial in southwestern Australia.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Malvales
Family:Malvaceae
Genus:Guichenotia
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