Astartea aspera

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Astartea aspera
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Astartea
Species:
A. aspera
Binomial name
Astartea aspera

Astartea aspera, commonly known as rough-stemmed astartea, is a shrub endemic to Western Australia. [1]

The shrub typically grows to a height of 1.5 metres (4.9 ft). It blooms between August and May producing white-pink flowers.

It is found along the south coast on valleys, hills, ridges, river banks and road verges in the Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-loamy-clay soils over limestone or granite. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Astartea aspera". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.