Lawrencia squamata

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|genus = Lawrencia

|species = squamata

|authority = Nees

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|range_map_caption = Occurrence data from AVH

|synonyms = *Halothamnus microphyllus (F.Muell.) F.Muell.

Plagianthus microphyllus F.Muell.
Plagianthus squamatus (Nees) Benth.
Selenothamnus squamatus (Nees) Melville

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Lawrencia squamata is a species of plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is endemic to Australia and occurs in all Australian states. (all mainland states)

Description

Lawrencia squamata, thorny lawrencia, or fan-leaved lawrencia, is a spiny dioecious shrub/herb, from 0.02 to 1.5 m high. The leaves are scaly and not lobed, 10 to 40 mm long and 5 to 20 mm wide, with peltate scales. The flowers have both a calyx and a corolla, with the corolla being yellow, white, red or purple,. The flowers are axillary. They are seen between August and January in WA, May to November in SA, September to November in Victoria. The stamens are many and united.

Habitat

It grows on clayey soils, and is found fringing saltlakes and salty depressions.

Taxonomy

Lawrencia squamata was first described by Nees von Esenbeck in 1845.

References

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{{cite web|url=https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/4959 |title=FloraBase: Lawrencia squamata|publisher=Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions|accessdate=2018-05-22}}

{{cite web|url=https://avh.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=lawrencia+squamata#tab_mapView |title=AVH: Lawrencia squamata (occurrence map)|publisher=Australasian Virtual Herbarium|accessdate=2018-05-22}}

Miquel, F.A.W. 1845. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) Malvaceae. Plantae Preissianae 1(2): 242. (the author is Nees as "N. ab E." is given at the end of the description.)

{{cite web|url=https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/102194/api/apni-format |title=APNI: Lawrencia squamata|publisher=Australian Plant Name Index|accessdate=2018-05-22}}

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. {{cite web|url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:561288-1 |title=Plants of the World online: Lawrencia squamata |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|accessdate=2018-05-22}}

{{cite web|url=https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/7e8b8840-59ba-40af-8728-673e04ec095f |title=VicFlora Flora of Victoria Lawrencia squamata|publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Foundation Victoria|accessdate=2018-05-22}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/speciesfacts_display.cgi?form=speciesfacts&family=&genus=lawrencia&species=squamata&iname=&submit=Display |title=eFloraSA Electronic Flora of South Australia Lawrencia squamata|publisher=Government of South Australia, Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources|accessdate=2018-05-22}}

Harden, G,.H. 1990. {{cite web|url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Lawrencia~squamata|title=PlantNET: Lawrencia squamata|publisher=National Herbarium of NSW, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, Australia|accessdate=2018-05-22}}

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squamata

Category:Flora of Western Australia

Category:Flora of South Australia

Category:Flora of the Northern Territory

Category:Flora of Queensland

Category:Flora of New South Wales

Category:Flora of Victoria (state)

Category:Flora of Tasmania

Category:Dioecious plants