Lasiopetalum lineare
Lasiopetalum lineare is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with densely hairy young stems, linear leaves and bright pink and dark red flowers. Description
Lasiopetalum lineare is an erect shrub that typically  high and  wide, its young stems covered with white and rust-coloured, star-shaped hairs. The leaves are linear, mostly  long and  wide on a petiole  long and with the edges curved down or rolled under. Both surfaces of the leaves are covered with white and rust-coloured, star-shaped hairs. The flowers are borne in loose groups of seven to fifteen  long, each group on a peduncle  long, each flower on a pedicel  long with linear to narrowly egg-shaped bracts  long at the base and up to three similar bracteoles  long below the base of the sepals. The sepals are bright pink with a darker base, the lobes narrowly egg-shaped  long and the petals are dark red and about  long. The anthers are dark red and  long. Flowering occurs from August to November. Taxonomy
Lasiopetalum lineare was first formally described in 1974 by Susan Paust in the journal Nuytsia from specimens collected by Robert Royce near Watheroo in 1954. The specific epithet (lineare) means "linear", referring to the leaves. Distribution and habitat
This lasiopetalum grows in woodland or heath between Gingin and Eneabba in the Geraldton Sandplains and Swan Coastal Plain biogeographic regions of south-western Western Australia. Conservation status
Lasiopetalum lineare is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. References

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Malvales of Australia
Rosids of Western Australia
Plants described in 1974