''Seringia '' is a

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of about 20 species of plants in the family

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and are mostly found in Western Australia. They are small shrubs with soft silken leaves. The flowers are purple or mauve and appear in profusion. The

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is the most conspicuous part of the flower. The following is a list of ''Seringia'' species recognised by the

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Seringia adenogyna ''Seringia '' is a genus of about 20 species of plants in the family Malvaceae and are mostly found in Western Australia. They are small shrubs with soft silken leaves. The flowers are purple or mauve and appear in profusion. The calyx is the ...

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Seringia adenolasia ''Seringia '' is a genus of about 20 species of plants in the family Malvaceae and are mostly found in Western Australia. They are small shrubs with soft silken leaves. The flowers are purple or mauve and appear in profusion. The calyx is the ...

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Seringia arborescens ''Seringia arborescens'' is a shrub or small tree growing in moist eucalyptus forest, north of Ulladulla Ulladulla is a coastal town in New South Wales, Australia in the City of Shoalhaven local government area. It is on the Princes Highwa ...

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Seringia cacaobrunnea ''Seringia '' is a genus of about 20 species of plants in the family Malvaceae and are mostly found in Western Australia. They are small shrubs with soft silken leaves. The flowers are purple or mauve and appear in profusion. The calyx is the ...

'' C.F.Wilkins * ''

Seringia collina ''Seringia '' is a genus of about 20 species of plants in the family Malvaceae and are mostly found in Western Australia. They are small shrubs with soft silken leaves. The flowers are purple or mauve and appear in profusion. The calyx is the ...

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Seringia corollata ''Seringia '' is a genus of about 20 species of plants in the family Malvaceae and are mostly found in Western Australia. They are small shrubs with soft silken leaves. The flowers are purple or mauve and appear in profusion. The calyx is the ...

'' Steetz * ''

Seringia denticulata ''Seringia '' is a genus of about 20 species of plants in the family Malvaceae and are mostly found in Western Australia. They are small shrubs with soft silken leaves. The flowers are purple or mauve and appear in profusion. The calyx is the ...

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Seringia elliptica ''Seringia '' is a genus of about 20 species of plants in the family Malvaceae and are mostly found in Western Australia. They are small shrubs with soft silken leaves. The flowers are purple or mauve and appear in profusion. The calyx is the ...

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Seringia exastia ''Seringia exastia'', also known as fringed fire-bush, is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family and is endemic to the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Description The species grows as an erect, compact and multi-stemmed s ...

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Seringia grandiflora ''Seringia '' is a genus of about 20 species of plants in the family Malvaceae and are mostly found in Western Australia. They are small shrubs with soft silken leaves. The flowers are purple or mauve and appear in profusion. The calyx is the ...

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Seringia hermanniifolia ''Seringia hermanniifolia'', commonly known as crinkle-leaved firebush, is a shrub of the family Malvaceae. It is a small shrub with blue-purple flowers and is endemic to Western Australia. Taxonomy This plant was first described in 1821 by ...

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Seringia hillii ''Seringia '' is a genus of about 20 species of plants in the family Malvaceae and are mostly found in Western Australia. They are small shrubs with soft silken leaves. The flowers are purple or mauve and appear in profusion. The calyx is the ...

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Seringia hookeriana ''Seringia '' is a genus of about 20 species of plants in the family Malvaceae and are mostly found in Western Australia. They are small shrubs with soft silken leaves. The flowers are purple or mauve and appear in profusion. The calyx is the ...

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Seringia integrifolia ''Seringia integrifolia'' is a shrub of the family Malvaceae native to inland Australia in New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia, Queensland, and the Northern Territory. (This statement in PlantNET does not seem to be support ...

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Seringia katatona ''Seringia '' is a genus of about 20 species of plants in the family Malvaceae and are mostly found in Western Australia. They are small shrubs with soft silken leaves. The flowers are purple or mauve and appear in profusion. The calyx is the ...

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Seringia lanceolata ''Seringia '' is a genus of about 20 species of plants in the family Malvaceae and are mostly found in Western Australia. They are small shrubs with soft silken leaves. The flowers are purple or mauve and appear in profusion. The calyx is the ...

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Seringia nephrosperma ''Seringia nephrosperma'', commonly known as free-carpel fire-bush, is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family and is endemic to northern Australia. It is an upright, suckering shrub with hairy new growth, usually oblong to lance-s ...

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Seringia saxatilis ''Seringia saxatilis'', commonly known as gorge fire-bush, is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family and is endemic to Kalbarri National Park in Western Australia. It is a sprawling, open shrub with hairy young stems, oblong to b ...

'' C.F.Wilkins * '' Seringia undulata'' C.F.Wilkins * '' Seringia velutina'' (Steetz) F.Muell.

References

Malvaceae genera Trees of Australia Flora of New South Wales Flora of Queensland {{Byttnerioideae-stub