Guichenotia ledifolia 

Location & distribution maps

Phylogeny & links to associated information:

Wikipedia links:       Angiosperms > Eudicots > Rosids > Malvales > Malvaceae > Guichenotia  ledifolia

Other links:    

Plant  information

Common name:               . . .  

Conservation status:   Not threatened

Etymology:   

• The specific epithet (ledifolia) means Ledum-leaved" or "broomlike"

Flowers:                  

• 10–15 mm

• Blue-purple or pink 

• Appear from July to October in the species' native range

Fruit:                         

Leaves:         

• Leaves 25–30 mm long

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Stem & branches:    

Roots:         

Habit:        

• It is a densely-branched shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.4–1.5 m 

Habitat:   

• Grows in kwongan and woodland on coastal limestone, sandplains and granite rocks 

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Distribution:                  

• Endemic to the southwest of Western Australia

• Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Hampton, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain and Yalgoo bioregion bioregions of south-western Western Australia

Additional notes:     

• Taxonomy

  • The species was formally described in 1821 by Swiss-French botanist Jaques Étienne Gay in the journal Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle

• Cultivation

  • This species can be used as a feature plant or as a low screen, barrier or informal hedge in native landscapes. It attracts insects and birds

  • In a 2015 study, researchers suggest that the plant is the favourite food of the quokka, an endemic marsupial in southwestern Australia.

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guichenotia_ledifolia (2023)