Astartea astarteoides
| Astartea astarteoides | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Astartea |
| Species: | A. astarteoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Astartea astarteoides (Benth.) Rye | |
Astartea astarteoides is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.[1]
The loose spreading shrub typically grows to a height of 1.5 metres (4.9 ft). It blooms between October and November producing white-pink flowers.
It is found along the south coast in wet swampy depressions and road verges in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-loamy-clay soils over laterite or granite.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Astartea astarteoides". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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