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Thryptomene wittweri

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Thryptomene wittweri

Declared rare (DEC)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Thryptomene
Species:
T. wittweri
Binomial name
Thryptomene wittweri

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

The spreading to rounded shrub typically grows to a height of 0.5 to 1.5 metres (2 to 5 ft). It blooms between April and August producing white-cream flowers.

It is found on breakaways and creek beds in the Gascoyne and Pilbara regions of Western Australia where it grows in skeletal stony soils.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Thryptomene wittweri". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.