Lasiopetalum fitzgibbonii

Lasiopetalum fitzgibbonii is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.

It is an erect, spreading shrub with hairy stems, needle-shaped leaves and blue, purple or pink flowers.

The sepals are 4.5–9.5 mm (0.18–0.37 in) long, blue, purple or pink and hairy on the back, and the petals are reduced to small scales or lobes at the base of the ovary.

[3][4] The specific epithet (fitzgibbonii) honours Edmund Gerald FitzGibbon who "invariably exercised his extensive influence in also promoting scientific objects in our midst.

[2] Lasiopetalum fitzgibbonii is listed as "Priority Three" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[2] meaning that it is poorly known and known from only a few locations but is not under imminent threat.