Biology:Astartea leptophylla
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Astartea leptophylla | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Astartea |
| Species: | A. leptophylla
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| Binomial name | |
| Astartea leptophylla Schauer
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Astartea leptophylla, commonly known as river-bank astartea, is a plant endemic to Western Australia.[1]
The spreading tree or shrub can grow to a height of 5 metres (16.4 ft). It blooms between December and March producing white flowers.
It is found along the south coast on river valleys, river banks, floodways, seasonally wet sites and estuaries in the South West and Great Southern regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-loamy soils over granite.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Astartea leptophylla". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/20249.
Wikidata ☰ Q41776531 entry
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