Kunzea preissiana
| Kunzea preissiana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Kunzea |
| Species: | K. preissiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Kunzea preissiana | |
Kunzea preissiana is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to Western Australia.[1]
The erect shrub typically grows to a height of 0.5 to 1.8 metres (2 to 6 ft). It blooms between August and October producing pink-purple flowers.
Often found in the southern Wheatbelt, Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy and gravelly lateritic soils.[1] The species was first formally described by the botanist Johannes Conrad Schauer in 1844 in Johann Georg Christian Lehmann's work Plantae Preissianae. There are a number of synonyms for the species; Kunzea preissiana var. glabra, Kunzea villiceps var. glabrior, Kunzea preissiana var. villiceps and Kunzea villiceps.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Kunzea preissiana". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- ↑ "Kunzea preissiana Schauer". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
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