Darwinia pimelioides
Darwinia pimelioides is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to Western Australia.[1]
Darwinia pimelioides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Darwinia |
Species: | D. pimelioides |
Binomial name | |
Darwinia pimelioides | |
Occurrence data from AVH |
The shrub has an erect habit and typically grows to height of 0.25 to 0.5 metres (0.8 to 1.6 ft) and occasionally to 1 metre (3 ft). It blooms between September and October producing red to pink and green flowers.
Often among granite outcrops in a small area near Mundaring it grows in sandy-loamy soils.[1]
References
- "Darwinia pimelioides". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- Herbert, D.A. (1922). "Contributions to the Flora of Western Australia, no IV". Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Western Australia. 8: 40.
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