Darwinia masonii

Mason's darwinia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Darwinia
Species: D. masonii
Binomial name
Darwinia masonii

Darwinia masonii, commonly known as Mason's darwinia, is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to Western Australia.[1]

The shrub typically grows to a height of 1 to 3 metres (3 to 10 ft) and has an erect habit.[1] It has closely crowded and narrow leaves that are approximately 1 centimetre (0.4 in) in length and with a triangular cross section.[2] It blooms between July and November and produces red flowers.[1] The inflorescences have a diameter of approximately 3 centimetres (1.2 in) and are surrounded by many pinkish bracts that are pendulus on the ends of small branchlets.[2] Found on hillsides and around lateritic outcrops in a small area near Yalgoo in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils over laterite.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Darwinia masonii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. 1 2 "Darwinia masonii — Mason's Darwinia". Species Profile and Threats Database. Department of the Environment. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
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