Thryptomene australis
Thryptomene australis, commonly known as hook-leaf thryptomene, is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.[1]
| Thryptomene australis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Thryptomene |
| Species: | T. australis |
| Binomial name | |
| Thryptomene australis | |
The shrub has an erect, bushy and spreading habit and typically grows to a height of 0.8 to 3.5 metres (3 to 11 ft) in height. It blooms between July and November producing white flowers.[2]
It is found on hills, plains, around salt lakes and creeklines and in firebreaks in the southern Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in gravelly, sandy, clay or loamy soils over granite.[1]
There are two recognised subspecies:
- Thryptomene australis subsp. australis
- Thryptomene australis subsp. brachyandra[3]
References
- "Thryptomene australis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- Pieroni, Margaret (2001), Thryptomene australis, T. duplicata, T. eremaea [art original], [s.n.], retrieved 23 February 2020
- "Thryptomene australis subsp. brachyandra". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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