Thomasia sarotes
Thomasia sarotes is a shrub which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Thomasia |
| Species: | T. sarotes |
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| Thomasia sarotes | |
It grows to between 0.25 metres and 1.1 metres in height and 1.2 metres in width. Purple, pink or white flowers appear from August to December in its native range.[1]
The species was first formally described by botanist Nicolai Stepanovitch Turczaninow in Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou in 1852.[2]
References
- "Thomasia sarotes". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- "Thomasia sarotes". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
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