Alyogyne huegelii

Alyogyne huegelii is a flowering plant found in the Southwest botanical province of Western Australia, extending along its entire coastline.

Bright green leaves are divided in three to five in outline; margins are irregular, lobate to toothed; pubescent and strongly veined lobes are coarse in shape.

Later revisions to FloraBase have included new species and previous classification of Alyogyne huegelii is being reordered within the genus.

A wide range of habitat includes that on sands, limestone and clay, and granite, where it extends to the Coolgardie region.

The natural variance of leaf form has also been exploited in the selection of plants for the market, fine or dissected leaves may have been hybridised with Alyogyne hakeifolia.

Propagation is successful by cuttings, grown in well-drained soil, avoidance of frosts and the usual caution regarding phosphorus and species from the region is recommended.

Flowers and leaves
Illustration Lilac hibiscus by Ellis Rowan in the 1880s