Leptospermum nitens

(Leptospermum nitens)

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Description

Leptospermum nitens is a member of the Myrtaceae family endemic to Western Australia. The shrub typically grows to a height of 1.5 to 3 metres (5 to 10 ft). It blooms between July and January producing white-pink flowers. It is found on hills and among granite or sandstone rocks in the southern Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sand or gravel soils

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Leptospermum
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