Thomasia
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Thomasia is a genus
Genus
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of plants which are native to southern Australia
Australia
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. All but one species is restricted to the Southwest Botanical Province of Western Australia
Western Australia
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; the other occurs in South Australia
South Australia
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and Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
.
Species include:
- Thomasia angustifolia Steud. - Narrow-leaved Thomasia
- Thomasia brachystachys Turcz.
- Thomasia cognata Steud.
- Thomasia dielsii E.Pritz.
- Thomasia discolor Steud.
- Thomasia foliosa J.Gay
- Thomasia formosa Paust
- Thomasia gardneri Paust - Mount Holland Thomasia
- Thomasia glabripetala S.J.Patrick
- Thomasia glutinosaLindl. - Sticky Thomasia
- Thomasia grandifloraThomasia grandifloraThomasia grandiflora is a small shrub which is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia.It grows to between 0.15 and 1 metre in height...
Lindl. - Large-flowered Thomasia - Thomasia laxiflora Benth.
- Thomasia macrocalyx Steud.
- Thomasia macrocarpa Endl. - Large-fruited Thomasia
- Thomasia microphylla Paust
- Thomasia montana Steud. - Hill Thomasia
- Thomasia multiflora E.Pritz.
- Thomasia paniculata Lindl.
- Thomasia pauciflora Lindl. - Few-flowered Thomasia
- Thomasia petalocalyx F.Muell. - Paper Flower
- Thomasia purpurea (W.T.Aiton) J.Gay
- Thomasia pygmaeaThomasia pygmaeaThomasia pygmaea is a small shrub which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.It grows to between 0.05 and 0.3 metres in height. Flowers are produced between August and November in its native range...
(Turcz.) Benth. - Tiny Thomasia - Thomasia quercifoliaThomasia quercifoliaThomasia quercifolia is a shrub which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.It grows to around 1 metre in height....
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) J.Gay - Oak-leaved Thomasia - Thomasia rhynchocarpa Turcz.
- Thomasia rugosa Turcz. - Wrinkle-leaf Thomasia
- Thomasia rulingioides Steud.
- Thomasia sarotesThomasia sarotesThomasia sarotes is a shrub which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.It grows to between 0.25 metres and 1.1 metres in height and 1.2 metres in width...
Turcz. - Thomasia solanacea (SimsSIMS- Last name :* Andrew Sims, American rapper, member of the Doomtree collective* Ashton Sims, Australian rugby league footballer* Charles Sims , British painter* Christopher A. Sims, American economist* Ernie Sims, NFL linebacker...
) J.Gay - Thomasia stelligera (Turcz.) Benth.
- Thomasia tenuivestitaThomasia tenuivestitaThomasia tenuivestita is a shrub which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.It grows to between 0.6 metres and 2.5 metres in height and produces purple or pink flowers from mid winter to mid spring....
F.Muell. - Thomasia tremandroides Paust
- Thomasia triloba Turcz.
- Thomasia triphylla (Labill.) J.Gay