Biology:Thryptomene wittweri
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Short description: Species of shrub
| Thryptomene wittweri | |
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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. wittweri
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| Binomial name | |
| Thryptomene wittweri J.W.Green
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Thryptomene wittweri is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.[1]
The spreading to rounded shrub typically grows to a height of 0.5 to 1.5 metres (2 to 5 ft). It blooms between April and August producing white-cream flowers.
It is found on breakaways and creek beds in the Gascoyne and Pilbara regions of Western Australia where it grows in skeletal stony soils.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Thryptomene wittweri". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/6069.
Wikidata ☰ Q15400922 entry
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