Lawrencella davenportii
| Sticky everlasting | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Lawrencella |
| Species: | L. davenportii
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| Binomial name | |
| Lawrencella davenportii | |
Lawrencella davenportii commonly known a sticky everlasting,[2] is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a small, upright, annual herb with pale pink-whitish flowers.
Description
Lawrencella davenportii is an upright, sticky annual herb with numerous, hairy erect stems. The leaves are linear, flat 0.3–14 cm (0.12–5.51 in) long, 0.2–1 cm (0.079–0.394 in) wide and form a cluster around the base of the plant. The pale pink-whitish flowers have a yellow centre and are borne at the end of stems up to 40 cm (16 in) long. Flowering occurs from June to October.[3][4]
Taxonomy and naming
This species was described in 1862 by Ferdinand von Mueller who gave it the name Helichrysum davenportii.[5] In 1992 Paul G. Wilson changed the name to Lawrencella davenportii and the description was published in Nuytsia.[6][7]
Distribution and habitat
Sticky everlasting grows in red sand dunes or clay, often in open mallee or mulga locations in South Australia and Western Australia.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Lawrencella davenportii". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ a b Kutsche, Frank; Lay, Brendan; Croft, Tim; Kellermann, Jurgen (2013). Plants of Outback South Australia. Adelaide: State Herbarium of South Australia. p. 139. ISBN 9781922027603.
- ^ a b Spooner, Amanda. "Lawrencella davenportii". Florabase-the Western Australian Flora. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ Kutsche, Frank; Lay, Brendan; Croft, Tim; Kellermann, Jurgen (2013). Plants of Outback South Australia. Adelaide: State Herbarium of South Australia. p. 178. ISBN 9781922027603.
- ^ "Helichrysum dapenportii". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "Lawrencella davenportii". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ Wilson, Paul G. (1992). "Lawrencella davenportii". Nuytsia. 3 (18): 370. Retrieved 4 May 2025.