Thryptomene naviculata

Thryptomene naviculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Thryptomene
Species: T. naviculata
Binomial name
Thryptomene naviculata

Thryptomene naviculata is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.[1]

The rounded shrub typically grows to a height of 1.5 metres (5 ft). It blooms between May and September producing pink-white flowers.

It is found on sand dunes in the Little Sandy Desert in the Pilbara region of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Thryptomene naviculata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.


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