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Lechenaultia longiloba F.Muell.
Irwin Leschenaultia

Reference
Fragm. 6:10 (1867)
Conservation Code
Priority Four
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Straggling, procumbent shrub, 0.08-0.3 m high. Fl. red/green/yellow/pink, Jul to Oct. Sand with lateritic gravel. Undulating plains.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 25 November 2004
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Scientific Description

Stems unribbed. Leaves compressed, 8-20 mm long, 0.8-1 mm wide, Indumentum absent (leaves glabrous); margins entire. Bracteoles absent. Pedicel pedicellate, Pedicel length the pedicels 12-15 mm long, glabrous. Calyx lobes present, Calyx length 16-23 mm long, glabrous. Corolla red, 30-34 mm long, without auricles, not spurred, glabrous on the outside, hairy on the inside; central lobes 10-14 mm long, with wings; outer lobes 10-20 mm long, wings present on both sides, 2-3 mm wide. Anthers free. Ovary inferior, not gibbose; style 28-30 mm long, hairy; indusium single, hairy; ovules more than two. Flowers in July, August, September and October. Occurs in the Geraldton Sandplains (GS) IBRA Region(s), of the South West (SW) Botanical Province. Conservation Code: Conservation code Priority Four (P4).

C. Hollister and K.R. Thiele, 2 August 2023

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Geraldton Sandplains.
IBRA Subregions
Geraldton Hills.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Chapman Valley, Greater Geraldton, Irwin.