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Thryptomene calcicola
Thryptomene calcicola is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area in the north-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, sometimes spreading shrub with upwards-pointing linear leaves, and pinkish-mauve flowers with five petals and ten stamens.
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Description
Thryptomene calcicola is an erect, sometimes spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.3–1.8 m (1 ft 0 in – 5 ft 11 in). Its leaves are directed upwards, linear, 5–9 mm (0.20–0.35 in) long and 0.4–0.8 mm (0.016–0.031 in) wide on a petiole 0.1–0.4 mm (0.0039–0.0157 in) long. The flowers are arranged raceme-like in groups of four to fifteen on a peduncle 0.6–1 mm (0.024–0.039 in) long with egg-shaped bracteoles 2.2–3 mm (0.087–0.118 in) long and that remain until the fruit is shed. The flowers are 7–8 mm (0.28–0.31 in) in diameter with glossy, egg-shaped sepals 1.0–1.2 mm (0.039–0.047 in) long. The petals are pinkish-mauve, 2.5–3 mm (0.098–0.118 in) long and there are usually ten stamens. Flowering occurs from June to late October.
Range & habitat
This thryptomene only occurs in a small area of Kalbarri National Park where it grows in Acacia shrubland.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1252190.