Darwinia pimelioides

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Darwinia pimelioides
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Priority Four — Rare Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Darwinia
Species:
D. pimelioides
Binomial name
Darwinia pimelioides
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Occurrence data from AVH

Darwinia pimelioides is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to Western Australia.[1]

The shrub has an erect habit and typically grows to height of 0.25 to 0.5 metres (0.8 to 1.6 ft) and occasionally to 1 metre (3 ft). It blooms between September and October producing red to pink and green flowers.

Often among granite outcrops in a small area near Mundaring it grows in sandy-loamy soils.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Darwinia pimelioides". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  2. ^ Herbert, D.A. (1922). "Contributions to the Flora of Western Australia, no IV". Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Western Australia. 8: 40.
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