Gyrostemon subnudus is a plant in the family, Gyrostemonaceae.[1] It was first described as Amperea subnuda in 1848 by Nees von Esenbeck,[2] and transferred to the genus, Gyrostemon in 1873 by Henri Ernest Baillon.[1]
It is native to the south-west of Western Australia.[3]
Gyrostemon subnudus is a tangled, many branched shrub which grows up to 2 m.[4] The branchlets are slender and often leafless. Old stems may be corky. The leaves are scattered and terete, and about 10-35 mm long. There are male and female flowers which are axillary and solitary. The orange-brown seeds are round to oblong, and ridged.