About Lasiopetalum behrii F.Muell.
Lasiopetalum behrii, commonly called pink velvet bush, is an erect shrub that typically grows 0.3 to 1.5 meters (1 foot 0 inch to 4 feet 11 inches) tall. Its leaves are stiff, and can be lance-shaped, narrowly oblong, or narrowly elliptic. Leaves measure 20 to 90 mm (0.79 to 3.54 in) long and 5 to 30 mm (0.20 to 1.18 in) wide, and are borne on a 3 to 10 mm (0.12 to 0.39 in) long petiole. The upper surface of the leaves is glabrous, while the lower surface is densely covered in woolly, rust-coloured hairs.
Flowers of this species are arranged in groups of two to eight. Each individual flower grows on a 3 to 10 mm (0.12 to 0.39 in) long pedicel, with three hairy bracteoles 2 to 3 mm (0.079 to 0.118 in) long at the base of the sepals. The sepals range from white to pink, measure 3.5 to 8.0 mm (0.14 to 0.31 in) long, and are densely hairy on the back. There are five petals, which are dark reddish-brown and 1.0 to 1.5 mm (0.039 to 0.059 in) long. Flowering occurs from July to October, and the fruit is a densely hairy capsule 4 to 8 mm (0.16 to 0.31 in) long.
Pink velvet bush grows in mallee vegetation, on sand dunes, and on granite or limestone hills. It occurs in southern Western Australia, southern South Australia, north-western Victoria, and the far south-west of New South Wales.
