Darwinia pimelioides

Darwinia pimelioides

Priority Four — Rare Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Darwinia
Species: D. pimelioides
Binomial name
Darwinia pimelioides
Cayzer & F.W.Wakef.

Darwinia pimelioides is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to Western Australia.[1]

The shrub has an erect habit and typically grows to height of 0.25 to 0.5 metres (0.8 to 1.6 ft) and occasionally to 1 metre (3 ft). It blooms between September and October producing red to pink and green flowers.

Often among granite outcrops in a small area near Mundaring it grows in sandy-loamy soils.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Darwinia pimelioides". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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