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Chamelaucium pauciflorum

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Chamelaucium pauciflorum
Chamelaucium pauciflorum subsp. pauciflorum
Chamelaucium pauciflorum subsp. Perenjori
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Chamelaucium
Species:
C. pauciflorum
Binomial name
Chamelaucium pauciflorum

Chamaelaucium pauciflorum is a member of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.[1]

The shrub typically grows to a height of 0.15 to 1.4 metres (0.5 to 4.6 ft). It blooms in between August and October producing white-pink flowers.[1]

Found on plains, ridges and rises in an area extending from the Mid West to the Wheatbelt, Great Southern and western Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy or gravelly soils over laterite.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Chamelaucium pauciflorum". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.