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Hypocalymma tenuatum (Hypocalymma tenuatum)

Description

Hypocalymma tenuatum is a member of the Myrtaceae family endemic to Western Australia. The shrub typically grows to a height of 0.2 to 0.35 metres (0.7 to 1.1 ft). It blooms between July and August producing cream-yellow flowers. It is found among rocky outcrops and on ridges in a small area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia between Coorow and Dandaragan where it grows in sandy-loamy soils over sandstone.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Myrtales

            • Family: Myrtaceae

              • Genus: Hypocalymma