Guichenotia ledifolia

Guichenotia ledifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Genus:	Guichenotia
Species:	G. ledifolia
Binomial name
	Guichenotia ledifolia; J.Gay[1]

Guichenotia ledifolia is a small shrub species in the family Malvaceae. It is endemic to Western Australia.[2] 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.[2]

The species was formally described in 1821 by Swiss-French botanist Jaques Étienne Gay.[1]

In a 2015 study, researchers suggest that the plant is the favourite food of the quokka, an endemic marsupial in southwestern Australia.[3]

References

"Guichenotia ledifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
"Guichenotia ledifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
Poole, H. L.; Mukaromah, L.; Kobryn, H. T.; Fleming, P. A. (2015). "Spatial analysis of limiting resources on an island: diet and shelter use reveal sites of conservation importance for the Rottnest Island quokka". Wildlife research. 41 (6): 510–521.

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[APNI-1] "Guichenotia ledifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 19 February 2013.

[Florabase-2] "Guichenotia ledifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.

[3] Poole, H. L.; Mukaromah, L.; Kobryn, H. T.; Fleming, P. A. (2015). "Spatial analysis of limiting resources on an island: diet and shelter use reveal sites of conservation importance for the Rottnest Island quokka". Wildlife research. 41 (6): 510–521.