Hypocalymma myrtifolium

Hypocalymma myrtifolium

Priority Two — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Hypocalymma
Species: H. myrtifolium
Binomial name
Hypocalymma myrtifolium

Hypocalymma myrtifolium is a member of the Myrtaceae family endemic to Western Australia.[1]

The erect shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 0.6 metres (1.0 to 2.0 ft) and as high as 1.5 metres (5 ft). It blooms between July and November producing cream-white flowers.

It is found in a small area on steep rocky slopes in the Great southern region of Western Australia centred around Gnowangerup where it grows in peaty-sandy soils over quartzite.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hypocalymma myrtifolium". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.


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