Thomasia pygmaea

Thomasia pygmaea, commonly known as the tiny thomasia,[2] is a small shrub which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.

Tiny thomasia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Thomasia
Species:
T. pygmaea
Binomial name
Thomasia pygmaea
Synonyms

Asterochiton pygmaeus Turcz.

Description

It grows to between 0.05 and 0.3 metres in height.[3] Flowers are produced between August and November in its native range.[3] These are pinkish-mauve and covered with small red dots.[4]

Taxonomy and naming

The species was first formally described by botanist Nicolai Stepanovitch Turczaninow in Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou in 1806.[5] He gave it the name Asterochiton pygmaeus .[5] George Bentham transferred the species to the genus Thomasia in 1863.[5]

Cultivation

Thomasia pygmaea is an attractive small shrub, useful for edging, container growing or in rockeries.[4] It requires a light soil with good drainage and tolerates some shade and light frost.[4]

References
  1. "Thomasia pygmaea". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  2. "Thomasia pygmaea". Australian Native Plant Society. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  3. "Thomasia pygmaea". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  4. Greig, D. (1987). The Australian Gardener's Wildflower Catalogue. Australia: Angus & Robertson. ISBN 0207154600.
  5. "Thomasia pygmaea". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
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