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Leptospermum nitens (Leptospermum nitens)

Description

Leptospermum nitens is a member of the Myrtaceae family endemic to Western Australia. The shrub typically grows to a height of 1.5 to 3 metres (5 to 10 ft). It blooms between July and January producing white-pink flowers. It is found on hills and among granite or sandstone rocks in the southern Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sand or gravel soils

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Myrtales

            • Family: Myrtaceae

              • Genus: Leptospermum