Baeckea subcuneata

Baeckea subcuneata is a shrub found along the west coast of Western Australia.[1]

Baeckea subcuneata

Priority Two — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Baeckea
Species:
B. subcuneata
Binomial name
Baeckea subcuneata

The shrub typically grows to a height of 0.8 to 1.5 metres (2.6 to 4.9 ft). It blooms between August and November producing white-pink flowers.

It is found on sand dunes and sandstone outcrops in the coastal parts of the Mid West region of Western Australia in a small area near Geraldton where it grows in sandy soils.[1]

The species was first formally described by the botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1864 in the work Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae

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