Malleostemon roseus

Malleostemon roseus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Malleostemon
Species: M. roseus
Binomial name
Malleostemon roseus
(E.Pritz.) J.W.Green

Malleostemon roseus is a plant species of the Myrtaceae family endemic to Western Australia.[1]

The erect or sometimes prostrate shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 2 metres (1.0 to 6.6 ft) and sometimes as high as 3.5 m (11 ft). It blooms between July and December producing pink-white-yellow flowers.

It is found on undulating plains in an area in the extending from the Gascoyne into the Mid West, Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy or clay soils.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Malleostemon roseus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.


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