Thryptomene wittweri | |
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Conservation status | |
Declared rare (DEC) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Thryptomene |
Species: | T. wittweri |
Binomial name | |
Thryptomene wittweri J.W.Green |
Thryptomene wittweri is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.
The spreading to rounded shrub typically grows to a height of 0.5 to 1.5 metres (2 to 5 ft). It blooms between April and August producing white-cream flowers.
It is found on breakaways and creek beds in the Gascoyne and Pilbara regions of Western Australia where it grows in skeletal stony soils.
References
- ^ "Thryptomene wittweri". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Thryptomene wittweri |
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