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Lysiosepalum involucratum is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is dense, compact or spreading shrub with its young branches covered with woolly, star-shaped hairs, and has narrowly egg-shaped leaves and purple flowers usually in groups of 2 to 6.
This species prefers a sunny or partially shaded position in well-drained soil. Established plants tolerate dry periods The most common method of propagation is from cuttings of semi-mature new growth. Although plants may be propagated from seed, it is difficult to obtain.
This species of lysiosepalum usually grows in sandy and gravelly soils in the heath and woodland between Chiddarcooping, the Pallinup River and Gnowangerup in the Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains and Mallee bioregions in the south-west of Western Australia.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lysiosepalum involucratum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
