Rinzia crassifolia

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Rinzia crassifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Rinzia
Species:
R. crassifolia
Binomial name
Rinzia crassifolia
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Rinzia crassifolia, commonly known as the Darling Range rinzia, is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia. [1]

The prostrate or spreading to erect shrub typically grows to a height of 0.2 metres (0.7 ft) and a width of 0.4 m (1.3 ft). It blooms between August and September producing white-pink flowers. [1]

It is found on rises and among rocky outcrops in the western Wheatbelt and the Swan Coastal Plain regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy or clay soils over laterite. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rinzia crassifolia". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.