Hypocalymma myrtifolium

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Hypocalymma myrtifolium
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Priority Two — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Hypocalymma
Species:
H. myrtifolium
Binomial name
Hypocalymma myrtifolium

Hypocalymma myrtifolium is a member of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia. [1]

The erect shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 0.6 metres (1.0 to 2.0 ft) and as high as 1.5 metres (5 ft). It blooms between July and November producing cream-white flowers.

It is found in a small area on steep rocky slopes in the Great southern region of Western Australia centred around Gnowangerup where it grows in peaty-sandy soils over quartzite. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Hypocalymma myrtifolium". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.


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