Guichenotia intermedia

Guichenotia intermedia is a flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a small shrub with hairy leaves and mauve-pink flowers.

Description
Guichenotia intermedia is a small, upright, spreading shrub to 0.3-1.5 m high, 1 m wide and new growth covered in white star-shaped hairs. The leaves are linear shaped, 18-21 mm long, 1.5-2 mm wide, upper and lower surfaces covered densely with white star-shaped hairs, margins rolled under and rounded at the apex. The flowers are borne in clusters of two or three, 2-2.5 cm in diameter on a peduncle 7-16 mm long and the petals are dark red up to 2 mm long. The calyx are mauve-pink, lobes 10-15 mm long, joined halfway, inner surface has star-shaped hairs, outer surface has white star-shaped hairs and the pedicel 10 mm long. The green bracts are at the base of each pedicel, oval-shaped, 7-9 mm long and 3-4 mm wide. Flowering occurs in May or July to August and the fruit is woody, thin and 8 mm in diameter.

Taxonomy and naming
Guichenotia intermedia was first formally described in 2003 by Carolyn F. Wilkins and the description was published in Australian Systematic Botany. The specific epithet (intermedia) means "coming between".

Distribution and habitat
This species of guichenotia is found on scrublands, roadsides, sandy flats and coastal heath from Kalbarri and north to Shark Bay.