Thryptomene strongylophylla

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Thryptomene strongylophylla
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Thryptomene
Species:
T. strongylophylla
Binomial name
Thryptomene strongylophylla

Thryptomene strongylophylla is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia. [1]

The straggly shrub typically grows to a height of 0.4 to 1.0 metre (1 to 3 ft). It blooms between May and November producing pink-purple flowers.

It is found on sand plains and sand dunes in the Wheatbelt, Mid West and Gascoyne regions of Western Australia between Shark Bay and Carnamah where it grows in sandy soils. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Thryptomene strongylophylla". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.