Kunzea similis
| Kunzea similis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Kunzea |
| Species: | K. similis |
| Binomial name | |
| Kunzea similis Toelken | |
Kunzea similis is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area along the south coast of Western Australia.[1]
The shrub typically grows to a height of 3 metres (10 ft). It blooms between September and November producing pink flowers.
Often found on low slopes and rocky ridges in a small area along the southern coast in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia on the Esperance Plains where it grows in clay or loamy sands over laterite.[1]
The species was first formally described by Helmut Toelken in 1996 in the article A revision of the genus Kunzea (Myrtaceae) in the Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens.
There are two subspecies:
- Kunzea similis subsp. mediterranea Toelken & G.F.Craig[2]
- Kunzea similis subsp. similis Toelken
Both of these subspecies are recognised as threatened.
References
- 1 2 "Kunzea similis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- ↑ "Kunzea similis subsp. mediterranea". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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