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Thomasia discolor

Family
Malvaceae (Mallow family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
SW. Western Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Thomasia discolor is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a small, compact shrub with hairy new growth, heart-shaped leaves with wavy, lobed edges, and pink flowers in crowded clusters.

Where it grows

This thomasia grows in coastal heath in moist places, hill slopes and tops in the Esperance Plains and Jarrah Forest bioregions of south-western Western Australia.

Other Thomasia plants

Narrow Leaved Thomasia · Thomasia brachystachys · Thomasia cognata · Thomasia dielsii · Thomasia foliosa · Thomasia formosa · Thomasia gardneri · Thomasia glabripetala · Large Flowered Thomasia · Thomasia macrocalyx · Large Fruited Thomasia · Thomasia microphylla

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Thomasia discolor 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.

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