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Thryptomene
saxicola
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Image: Stirton, Charles - NBGW
Common name:
rock thryptomene
Family:
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Distribution:
Australia (Western)
Life form:
Evergreen shrub/sub-shrub • Llwyn bytholwyrdd
Geirdarddiad / Etymology:
Thryptomene (THRIP-to-mee-nee): Feeble-courage, from the lowly nature of the first species described.
Geirdarddiad / Etymology:
saxicola (saks-ee-KOH-luh): Rock-dweller.
Description:
Has oval to egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base and 5–10 mm long. The flowers are pale pink to white with five sepals, five more or less circular petals and ten stamens. Flowers are often present in most months in its native environment.
Links:
Australian National Botanic Gardens
Locations
1:
GGWA29-Great Glasshouse Western Australia/Tŷ Gwydr Mawr Gorllewin Awstralia 29
(GGWA29)
• Accession: 2000-0992 • Provenance: Unknown/Anhysbys
2:
GGWA31-Great Glasshouse Western Australia/Tŷ Gwydr Mawr Gorllewin Awstralia 31
(GGWA31)
• Accession: 2000-0992 • Provenance: Unknown/Anhysbys
Area
Individual