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Hypocalymma melaleucoides (Hypocalymma melaleucoides)

Description

Hypocalymma melaleucoides is a member of the Myrtaceae family endemic to Western Australia. The spreading shrub typically grows to a height of 0.5 to 0.7 metres (1.6 to 2.3 ft). It blooms between September and November producing pink-blue flowers. It is found in a small area along the south coast in swamps or breakaways in the Great Southern region of Western Australia centred around Ravensthorpe where it grows in sandy to loamy soils over quartzite.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Myrtales

            • Family: Myrtaceae

              • Genus: Hypocalymma