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Darwinia wittwerorum (Darwinia wittwerorum)

Description

Wittwer's darwinia is an erect shrub with a single stem growing to a height of 0?0 centimetres (0?0 in).The leaves are well spaced along the branches,linear in shape,triangular in cross-section,?0 millimetres (0.?0. in) long and less than 0. millimetres (0.0 in) wide.The flowers hang in groups of to surrounded by large,leaf like bracts.The inner bracts are elliptic to egg-shaped,? millimetres (0.?0. in) long,? millimetres (0.?0. in) wide and partly cream and partly pink.The outer bracts are cream-coloured and linear in shape.The flowers are cream-coloured and each has ten stamens and a style with a brush on the end.Flowering occurs from August to November.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Myrtales

            • Family: Myrtaceae

              • Genus: Darwinia