Homalocalyx echinulatus is a member of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.[1]
Homalocalyx echinulatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Homalocalyx |
Species: | H. echinulatus
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Binomial name | |
Homalocalyx echinulatus |
The shrub typically grows to a height of 0.45 to 1 metre (1.5 to 3.3 ft). It blooms between June and September producing pink flowers.
It is found on sandstone hills and breakaway in the eastern Mid West and the central Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia centred around Wiluna where it grows in sandy soils.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Homalocalyx echinulatus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.