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Lawrencia squamata
Thorny Lawrencia is a spiny, low shrub or herb from Australia's arid and semi-arid zones, grown mainly in native or xeriscape gardens. Its key requirement is free-draining, often clayey or saline-tolerant soil and full sun.
Lawrencia squamata is a species of plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is endemic to Australia and occurs in all Australian states. (all mainland states)
It grows on clayey soils, and is found fringing saltlakes and salty depressions.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lawrencia squamata 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.
