Lasiopetalum discolor, commonly known as coast velvet-bush,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to coastal areas of southern Australia.

It is an erect, spreading or sprawling shrub with hairy stems, oblong to egg-shaped leaves and pink or white flowers.

Lasiopetalum discolor is a spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.2–1 m (7.9 in – 3 ft 3.4 in), its stems covered with star-shaped hairs.

[2][3][4] Lasiopetalum discolor was first formally described in 1836 by William Jackson Hooker in the Companion to the Botanical Magazine from specimens collected by James Backhouse "on Prince Seal Island, Basse's Straits".

[2][3][4] Lasiopetalum discolor is listed as "rare" under the Tasmanian Government Threatened Species Protection Act 1995.