Rinzia crassifolia

Rinzia crassifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Rinzia
Species: R. crassifolia
Binomial name
Rinzia crassifolia

Rinzia crassifolia, commonly known as the Darling Range rinzia, is a plant species of the Myrtaceae family endemic to Western Australia.[1]

The prostrate or spreading to erect shrub typically grows to a height of 0.2 metres (0.7 ft) and a width of 0.4 m (1.3 ft). It blooms between August to September producing white-pink flowers.[1]

It is found on rises and among rocky outcrops in the western Wheatbelt and the Swan Coastal Plain regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy or clay soils over laterite.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rinzia crassifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.


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