''Lysiosepalum involucratum'' is a small shrub species in the family

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. It is

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to the south-west of

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. Plants grow to between 0.3 and 1.5 metres high, and produce mauve flowers between August and November in the species' native range. The species was first formally described as ''Thomasia involucrata'' by botanist

Nicolai Stepanovitch Turczaninow Nikolai Stepanovich Turczaninow ( ru , Николай Степанович Турчанинов, 1796 in Nikitovka, now in Krasnogvardeysky District, Belgorod Oblast, Russia – 1863 in Kharkov) was a Russian botanist and plant collector who ...

in 1852 in ''Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou''. The species was transferred to the genus ''Lysiosepalum'' in 1917 by English botanist

George Claridge Druce George Claridge Druce, MA, LLD, JP, FRS, FLS (23 May 1850 – 29 February 1932) was an English botanist and a Mayor of Oxford. Personal life and education G. Claridge Druce was born at Potterspury on Watling Street in Northamptonshire. ...

Cultivation

The species prefers a sunny or partially shaded position in well-drained soil. Established plants tolerate dry periods The most common method of propagation is from cuttings of semi-mature new growth. Although plants may be propagated from seed, it is difficult to obtain.

References

involucratum Malvales of Australia Rosids of Western Australia Taxa named by George Claridge Druce Taxa named by Nikolai Turczaninow Plants described in 1852 {{Australia-rosid-stub