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Hairy leschenaultia is a low, straggling shrub from the west coast of Western Australia, known for its scarlet flowers from August to December. It grows best in open, sunny heath with excellent drainage.
Lechenaultia hirsuta, commonly known as hairy leschenaultia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to the west of Western Australia. It is a straggling, low-lying shrub with few branches, fleshy leaves, and scarlet flowers.
Hairy leschenaultia usually grows in low, open heath, and occurs between Kalbarri and Badgingarra in the Geraldton Sandplains, Swan Coastal Plain and Yalgoo biogeographic regions of western Western Australia.
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