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Homalocalyx echinulatus

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Homalocalyx echinulatus

Priority Three — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Homalocalyx
Species:
H. echinulatus
Binomial name
Homalocalyx echinulatus

Homalocalyx echinulatus is a member of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.[1]

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

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