Diplolaena grandiflora

(Diplolaena grandiflora)

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Description

Diplolaena grandiflora, commonly known as wild rose or Tamala rose, is a shrub which is endemic to Western Australia.Diplolaena grandiflora grows to between 0.5 and 3 metres high and has an erect habit. In a period between late autumn and spring, it produces showy, upright or pendant flowers These have a cluster of red stamens in the centre, surrounded by pinkish-red bracts. The leaves are ovate and are up to 5 cm in length and are dark green on the top and downy on the undersides

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Sapindales
Family:Rutaceae
Genus:Diplolaena
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