Guichenotia ledifolia (Guichenotia ledifolia)
Description
Guichenotia ledifolia is a small shrub species in the family Malvaceae. It is endemic to Western Australia. Plants grow to between 0.4 and 1.5 metres high, and produce blue-purple or pink flowers from July to October in the species native range. The species was formally described in 1821 by Swiss-French botanist Jaques Étienne Gay. In a 2015 study, researchers suggest that the plant is the favorite food of quokka, an endemic marsupial in southwestern Australia.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Malvales
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Family: Malvaceae
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Genus: Guichenotia
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