Pink Velvet-bush
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Regional Species Conservation Assessments per IBRA subregion.
Least concern
Near threatened
Rare
Vulnerable
Endangered
Critically endangered
Extinct
Data deficient
Adelaide
Arkaroola
Ceduna
Coober Pedy
Hawker
Innamincka
Marla
Marree
Mount Gambier
Oodnadatta
Renmark
Wudinna
Keith
Yunta
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Lucindale (NCP03) | Naracoorte Coastal Plain | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [localised; edge of range] |
Tintinara (NCP04) | | Least Concern [missing AD records] |
Kangaroo Island (KAN01) | Kanmantoo | Least Concern [undercollected; usually coastal, on limestone; quite common] |
Fleurieu (KAN02) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [Newland Head & Monarto; undercollected] |
Mount Lofty Ranges (FLB01) | Flinders Lofty Block | Vulnerable (IUCN: VU D2) (Probable Decline) [population sizes too small to be viable] |
Broughton (FLB02) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) |
Olary Spur (FLB03) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) |
Southern Flinders (FLB04) | | Least Concern |
Central Flinders (FLB06) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) [edge of range] |
Southern Yorke (EYB01) | Eyre Yorke Block | Least Concern |
St Vincent (EYB02) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) |
Eyre Hills (EYB03) | | Least Concern |
Talia (EYB04) | | Least Concern |
Eyre Mallee (EYB05) | | Least Concern |
South Olary Plain (MDD01) | Murray Darling Depression | Near Threatened |
Murray Mallee (MDD02) | | Least Concern |
Murray Lakes and Coorong (MDD03) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) (Probable Decline) [edge of range] |
Lowan Mallee (MDD04) | | Least Concern |
Wimmera (MDD05) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) [missing AD records] |
Myall Plains (GAW01) | Gawler | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) |
Gawler Volcanics (GAW02) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) |
Yellabinna (GVD06) | Great Victoria Desert | Near Threatened |
Yalata (NUL03) | Nullarbor | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) |
2 of 4 subregions | Naracoorte Coastal Plain | Least Concern , Rare |
2 of 2 subregions | Kanmantoo | Least Concern , Rare |
5 of 6 subregions | Flinders Lofty Block | Least Concern , Rare , Vulnerable |
5 of 5 subregions | Eyre Yorke Block | Least Concern , Rare |
5 of 6 subregions | Murray Darling Depression | Least Concern , Near Threatened , Rare |
2 of 8 subregions | Gawler | Rare |
Yellabinna (GVD06) | Great Victoria Desert | Near Threatened |
Yalata (NUL03) | Nullarbor | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) |
Botanical art
Kath Alcock painting: 1
Common names
Pink Velvet-bush
Etymology
Lasiopetalum, from the Greek 'lasios,' meaning hairy or shaggy and 'petalon', meaning petal, alluding to the hairy calyx. Behrii, named after Hermann H. Behr (1818-1904), a German-American doctor, entomologist and botanist, who collected plants in South Australia.
Distribution and status
Found in the southern part of South Australia growing in mallee. Also found in Western Australia, New South Wales and Victoria. Native. Common in South Australia. Rare in Western Australia and New South Wales. Common in Victoria.
Herbarium regions: Flinders Ranges, Eastern, Eyre Peninsula, Northern Lofty, Murray, Yorke Peninsula, Southern Lofty, Kangaroo Island, South Eastern, Green Adelaide
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)
Plant description
Shrub to 1.5 m high. Leaves lanceolate, narrowly oblong, narrowly elliptic or rarely ovate, to 9 cm long and 3 cm wide; becoming glabrous above; densely, hairy beneath; margins flat or recurved. Inflorescence in clusters with 2–8 white to pink flowers. Flowering between July and October. Fruits are hairy brown capsule to 8 mm diameter. Seed embryo type is spathulate.
Seed collection and propagation
Collect seeds between October and December. Collect capsules when they are brown and beginning to dry. Rub the fruits to check that the dark seeds are present. Look out for holes in the fruits as this is an indication that the seed has been predated. Place the capsules in a tray and leave to dry for two weeks. Then rub the capsules gently by hand to dislodge the seeds. Use a sieve to separate the unwanted material. Store the seeds with a desiccant such as dried silica beads or dry rice, in an air tight container in a cool and dry place. Seed predation can be high and seed viability can be low.
Location | No. of seeds (weight grams) | Number of plants | Date collected | Collection number Collection location | Date stored | % Viability | Storage temperature | MSB | 2,200 (5.67 g) | 50 | 29-Nov-2005 | DJD258 Murray | | | |
Location: BGA — the seeds are stored at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, MSB — the seeds are stored at the Millennium Seed Bank, Kew, England.
Number of plants: This is the number of plants from which the seeds were collected.
Collection location: The Herbarium of South Australia's region name.
% Viability: Percentage of filled healthy seeds determined by a cut test or x-ray.