Rinzia oxycoccoides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Rinzia |
Species: | R. oxycoccoides |
Binomial name | |
Rinzia oxycoccoides Turcz. |
Rinzia oxycoccoides, commonly known as the Large flowered rinzia, is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.
The diffuse, sprawling or procumbent shrub typically grows to a width of 0.6 metres (2.0 ft). It blooms from September to January producing pink-red flowers.
It is found on hillsides in a small area along the south coast where the Great Southern meets the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia centred around the Fitzgerald River National Park where it grows in stony skeletal soils.
References
- ^ "Rinzia oxycoccoides". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Rinzia oxycoccoides |
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