Biology:Homalocalyx echinulatus

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Homalocalyx echinulatus

Priority Three — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Homalocalyx
Species:
H. echinulatus
Binomial name
Homalocalyx echinulatus
Craven

Homalocalyx echinulatus is a member of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.[1]

The shrub typically grows to a height of 0.45 to 1 metre (1.5 to 3.3 ft). It blooms between June and September producing pink flowers.

It is found on sandstone hills and breakaway in the eastern Mid West and the central Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia centred around Wiluna where it grows in sandy soils.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15367700 entry