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Salt lawrencia

Lawrencia spicata

About

Lawrencia spicata, commonly known as salt lawrencia, is a species of plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is endemic to Australia where it is recorded from the states of Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales. Its preferred habitats are coastal saltmarsh, estuaries, river banks and the margins of salt lakes. It is a perennial herb, with fleshy stems and leaves forming a basal rosette from which ascends a dense cylindrical flowering spike, up to 60 cm in height. The leaves are 2–7 cm long with extended stalks. The flowers are white or yellow and have a strong smell.

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Family
Malvaceae

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Lawrencia spicata
Slug
lawrencia-spicata
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Lawrencia
Species
spicata
Wikidata QID
Q6504832
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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