Biology:Chamelaucium drummondii

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Chamelaucium drummondii
Chamalaucium drummondii closeup.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Chamelaucium
Species:
C. drummondii
Binomial name
Chamelaucium drummondii
Meisn.

Chamaelaucium drummondii is a member of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.[1]

The erect shrub typically grows to a height of 0.15 to 1 metre (0 to 3 ft) but can reach as high as 2 metres (7 ft). It blooms between August and January producing white-pink flowers.[1]

Found along saline waterways and lakes and on sand plains in the Wheatbelt and Mid West regions of Western Australia where it grows in sand or clay soils over laterite or granite.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15395530 entry