Biology:Homalocalyx thryptomenoides

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Homalocalyx thryptomenoides
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Homalocalyx
Species:
H. thryptomenoides
Binomial name
Homalocalyx thryptomenoides
(F.Muell.) Craven

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

The shrub typically grows to a height of 0.2 to 1.0 metre (0.7 to 3.3 ft). It blooms between July and November producing pink-purple-red flowers.

It is found on sand plains in a large area in the Mid West, Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15367329 entry