Biology:Hypocalymma speciosum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Hypocalymma speciosum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Hypocalymma
Species:
H. speciosum
Binomial name
Hypocalymma speciosum
Turcz.

Hypocalymma speciosum is a member of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.[1]

The bushy shrub typically grows to a height of 0.15 to 0.6 metres (0.5 to 2.0 ft). It blooms between September and November producing pink-purple flowers.

It is found on rocky slopes in the Great Southern region of Western Australia centred around the Stirling Range where it grows in clay sand soils over laterite.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15367647 entry