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Lasiopetalum micranthum
Lasiopetalum micranthum is a low, spreading Tasmanian shrub, endemic to a small area of eastern Tasmania, grown mainly by enthusiasts of native plants. Its key to growing it is cool, free-draining conditions and a sheltered spot, as it is far from common in cultivation.
Lasiopetalum micranthum is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to a small region of eastern Tasmania. It is a low, spreading shrub with thin, rusty-hairy branches, narrow oblong leaves and drooping, star-shaped red to greyish-pink or white flowers.
This lasiopetalum grows in forest or woodland at altitudes of up to 300 m (980 ft) in the central east coast of Tasmania between the Meredith and Swan Rivers near Swansea.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lasiopetalum micranthum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
