Astartea muricata

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

Astartea muricata, commonly known as inland astartea, is a shrub endemic to Western Australia. [1]

The shrub typically grows to a height of 1.0 metre (3.3 ft). It blooms between October and November producing white-pink flowers.

It is found on seasonally wet flats and river flats in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-clay soils. [1]

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References

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