Rinzia crassifolia
Appearance
Rinzia crassifolia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Rinzia |
Species: | R. crassifolia
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Binomial name | |
Rinzia crassifolia |
Rinzia crassifolia, commonly known as the Darling Range rinzia, is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.[1]
The prostrate or spreading to erect shrub typically grows to a height of 0.2 metres (0.7 ft) and a width of 0.4 m (1.3 ft). It blooms between August and September producing white-pink flowers.[1]
It is found on rises and among rocky outcrops in the western Wheatbelt and the Swan Coastal Plain regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy or clay soils over laterite.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Rinzia crassifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.