Spiked scholtzia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Scholtzia |
Species: | S. involucrata |
Binomial name | |
Scholtzia involucrata (Endl.) Druce | |
Scholtzia involucrata, commonly known as spiked scholtzia, is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia. [1]
The erect, spreading to decumbent shrub typically grows to a height of 0.2 to 1.5 metres (0.7 to 4.9 ft). [1] The evergreen leaves are 4 to 9 millimetres (0.157 to 0.354 in) in length. [2] It blooms between November and May producing pink-white flowers. [1] Each flower has a diameter of 8 mm (0.315 in). [2]
The species was first formally described by the botanist George Claridge Druce in 1917 as part of the work Nomenclatorial Notes: chiefly African and Australian as published in The Botanical Exchange Club and Society of the British Isles Report for 1916 There are three known synonyms; Baeckea obovata, Scholtzia obovata and Baeckea involucrata. [3]
It is found on sand plains and ridges along the west coast in the Wheatbelt and Peel regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils. [1] The plant is part of the understorey in kwongan or Banksia woodland communities. [2]
Baeckea is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. There are about 75 species, of which 70 are endemic to Australia; the others are distributed in New Caledonia and Southeast Asia.
Banksia obovata, commonly known as wedge-leaved dryandra, is a species of shrub that is endemic to Western Australia. It has hairy stems, serrated, wedge-shaped to egg-shaped leaves with the lower end towards the base, cream-coloured or pale yellow flowers in heads of up to 100, and egg-shaped follicles. It is found in near-coastal areas in the south of the state.
Grevillea involucrata, also known as Lake Varley grevillea, is a low-growing shrub which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It grows up to 0.5 metres in height and produces pink flowers between June and October in its native range.
Adenanthos × pamela is a naturally occurring hybrid of A. detmoldii and A. obovatus in Western Australia.
Lysiosepalum involucratum is a small shrub species in the family Malvaceae. It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. Plants grow to between 0.3 and 1.5 metres high, and produce mauve flowers between August and November in the species' native range.
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Baeckea crassifolia, commonly known as the desert heath-myrtle or the desert baeckea, is a common heathland shrub found in coastal areas of southern Australia.
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