Astartea aspera (Astartea aspera)
Description
Astartea aspera, commonly known as rough-stemmed astartea, is a shrub endemic to Western Australia. The shrub typically grows to a height of 1.5 metres (4.9 ft). It blooms between August and May producing white-pink flowers. It is found along the south coast on valleys, hills, ridges, river banks and road verges in the Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-loamy-clay soils over limestone or granite.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Myrtales
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Family: Myrtaceae
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Genus: Astartea
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