Biology:Dodonaea aptera

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Dodonaea aptera
Scientific classification edit
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Binomial name
Dodonaea aptera
Miq.

Dodonaea aptera, commonly known as coast hop-bush, is a species of coastal shrub endemic to Western Australia.

Description

It grows as an erect or spreading shrub from a half to 3½ metres high.[1]

Taxonomy

The species was published by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel in 1845, based on specimens collected in 1839 at Garden Island, Rottnest Island, and Arthurs Head, Fremantle.[2]

Distribution and habitat

It is endemic to Western Australia, growing in limestone areas along the coast from Cape Leeuwin north to Shark Bay.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5287986 entry