Biology:Pileanthus limacis
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Coastal coppercups | |
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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: | Pileanthus |
| Species: | P. limacis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pileanthus limacis Labill.
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Pileanthus limacis, commonly known as coastal coppercups,[1] is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.[2]
The low spreading to prostrate shrub typically grows to a height of 0.8 metres (2.6 ft). It blooms between July and October producing white-pinkflowers.
It is found on coastal sand dunes in the Gascoyne and Pilbara regions of Western Australia between Shark Bay and Ashburton where it grows in sandy soils over limestone.[2]
The species was first formally described by the botanist Jacques Labillardière in 1806 in the work Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen.[3]
References
- ↑ Luke Sweedman, David Merritt (2006). Australian Seeds: A Guide to Their Collection, Identification and Biology. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 9780643098602.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Pileanthus limacis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/6010.
- ↑ "Pileanthus limacis Labill.". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/http://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2889829#names. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
Wikidata ☰ Q15379062 entry
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