Lasiopetalum maxwellii

Description

Lasiopetalum maxwellii is a species of shrub which is endemic to the Esperance Plains of Western Australia. The flowers appear spring and late summer, these are cream or white. It has a sprawing habit, reaching heights between 0.25 – 0.6 metres, and occurs on sandy soils of granitic slopes. The plant was first described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1881, giving its epithet for the collector George Maxwell.