Biology:Hypocalymma longifolium

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Hypocalymma longifolium

Declared rare (DEC)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Hypocalymma
Species:
H. longifolium
Binomial name
Hypocalymma longifolium
F.Muell.

Hypocalymma longifolium is a member of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.[1]

The open shrub typically grows to a height of 1.0 metre (3.3 ft). It blooms between August and September producing cream-white flowers.

It is found in a small area along the west coast in swamps or breakaways in the Mid West region of Western Australia centred around Northampton where it grows in sandy to clay soils.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q27828499 entry