Thryptomene saxicola

Thryptomene saxicola, commonly known as rock thryptomene, is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae.[1][2] It grows to between 0.3 and 1.5 metres high and produces white or pink flowers between February and November in the species' native range. The species is endemic to Western Australia.[1]

Thryptomene saxicola
White flower form
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Thryptomene
Species:
T. saxicola
Binomial name
Thryptomene saxicola
Synonyms
  • Astraea saxicola (A.Cunn. ex Hook.) Schauer
  • Baeckea saxicola A.Cunn. ex Otto & A.Dietr. nom. illeg.
  • Baeckea saxicola (Schauer) F.Muell.
  • Baeckea saxicola A.Cunn. ex Hook
  • Bucheria saxicola (A.Cunn. ex Hook.) Heynh.
  • Gomphotis saxicola (A.Cunn. ex Hook.) Raf.
  • Paryphantha camphorata F.Muell. ex Miq. nom. inval.
  • Scholtzia decandra F.Muell.

Cultivars include:

  • F.C. Payne' ('Paynei') - similar to the typical form, introduced to cultivation in the 1960s or before.[3]
  • 'Minginew' - mauve-pink flowers[4] It has recently been hypothesized that this may be a form of Thryptomene hyporhytis or an unnamed species.[2]
  • 'Pink Lace'- deeper pink flowers, compact form[3]
  • 'Seatonii'[3]
  • 'Supernova'- pale pink flowers[4]

References
  1. "Thryptomene saxicola". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. "Thryptomene saxicola". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  3. Spencer, Roger (2002). Horticultural Flora of South Eastern Australia. UNSW Press.
  4. Elliot, Rodger (2008). Australian Plants for Gardens in the Sun. Rosenberg Publishing. p. 116.


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