Brittle leaved rulingia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Brittle leaved rulingia
Scientific classification
Synonyms
List Restiaria craurophylla (F.Muell.) Kuntze Rulingia coacta S.Moore Rulingia craurophylla F.Muell. Rulingia tratmannii C.R.P.Andrews

Commersonia craurophylla (common name brittle leaved rulingia) is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and endemic to Australia. It is a hairy-stemmed shrub. The leaves have entire margins, and are covered in both simple and stellate hairs.

Taxonomy

Commersonia craurophylla was first formally described as Rulingia craurophylla in 1875 by Ferdinand von Mueller, but in 1882 he transferred it to the genus, Commersonia.

Distribution and habitat

This species is found in Western Australia, in Beard's Eremaean and South-West Provinces, and in South Australia.