Pericalymma crassipes

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Pericalymma crassipes
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Pericalymma
Species:
P. crassipes
Binomial name
Pericalymma crassipes
Synonyms [1]
  • Leptospermum crassipesLehm.

Pericalymma crassipes is a species of flowering plant of the family Myrtaceae . [1] [2] It is endemic to Western Australia. [3]

The erect to sprawling shrub typically grows to a height of 0.1 to 0.4 metres (0.3 to 1.3 ft). It blooms between September and November producing white-green-pink flowers.

It is found in swamps and on seasonally wet flats in the South West and Great Southern regions of Western Australia where it grows in peaty sand to clay soils. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Pericalymma crassipes (Lehm.) Schauer". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  2. "Pericalymma crassipes (Lehm.) Schauer". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Pericalymma crassipes". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.