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Pericalymma crassipes

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Pericalymma crassipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Pericalymma
Species:
P. crassipes
Binomial name
Pericalymma crassipes

Pericalymma crassipes is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.[1]

The erect to sprawling shrub typically grows to a height of 0.1 to 0.4 metres (0.3 to 1.3 ft). It blooms between September and November producing white-green-pink flowers.

It is found in swamps and on seasonally wet flats in the South West and Great Southern regions of Western Australia where it grows in peaty sand to clay soils.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pericalymma crassipes". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.