Darwinia sanguinea

Darwinia sanguinea is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to Western Australia.[1]

Darwinia sanguinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Darwinia
Species:
D. sanguinea
Binomial name
Darwinia sanguinea
Occurrence data from AVH

The low sprawling and prostrate shrub typically grows to a height of 0.05 to 0.2 metres (0.16 to 0.66 ft). It blooms between August and December producing red-purple flowers.

Often found on hills and sandplains between Coorow, Carnamah and Dandaragan in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils over laterite.[1]

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