Boronia clavata Paul G.Wilson subsp. clavata

Scientific Description

Shrub, spines absent; branchlets smooth, without distinct raised glands, +/- cylindrical in cross-section, covered in hairs or scales, the hairs stellate (star-shaped). Leaves alternate, compound, 10-30 mm long, with 3-7 leaflets, each 8-14 mm long, 0.5-2 mm wide, flat, the margins revolute, smooth, without distinct raised glands, glabrous; stipular excrescences absent. Flowers axillary, solitary; pedicels 2.5-3 mm long; calyx present, 1.5-4.5 mm long, smooth, without distinct raised glands, glabrous; corolla pink, petals four, 8-9 mm long, imbricate (overlapping), free, hairy on the surfaces; stamens twice as many as petals, 2 mm long, smooth, hairy; anthers 0.5-0.8 mm long, with an appendage. Flowers in February, September and November. Occurs in the South-West Botanical Province, in the Esperance IBRA region(s). Conservation Code: Threatened (T).