Baeckea pentagonantha

Baeckea pentagonantha is a shrub found along the west coast Western Australia.[1]

Baeckea pentagonantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Baeckea
Species:
B. pentagonantha
Binomial name
Baeckea pentagonantha

The erect and spreading shrub typically grows to a height of 0.25 to 2 metres (0.8 to 6.6 ft). It blooms between July and October producing white flowers.

It is found on sand plains and river flats in the coastal parts of the Mid West region of Western Australia centred around Geraldton where it grows in sandy soils.[1]

The species was first formally described by the botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1864 in the work Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae[2]

See also

References

  1. "Baeckea pentagonantha". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. "Baeckea pentagonantha F.Muell". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
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