Biology:Thryptomene strongylophylla
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Short description: Species of shrub
| Thryptomene strongylophylla | |
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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: | Thryptomene |
| Species: | T. strongylophylla
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| Binomial name | |
| Thryptomene strongylophylla Benth.
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Thryptomene strongylophylla is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.[1]
The straggly shrub typically grows to a height of 0.4 to 1.0 metre (1 to 3 ft). It blooms between May and November producing pink-purple flowers.
It is found on sand plains and sand dunes in the Wheatbelt, Mid West and Gascoyne regions of Western Australia between Shark Bay and Carnamah where it grows in sandy soils.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Thryptomene strongylophylla". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/6067.
Wikidata ☰ Q15400566 entry
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