Baeckea ovalifolia

Baeckea ovalifolia is a common heathland shrub found in coastal areas of Western Australia.[1]

Baeckea ovalifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Baeckea
Species:
B. ovalifolia
Binomial name
Baeckea ovalifolia

The erect shrub typically grows to a height of between 0.5 to 2 metres (2 to 7 ft) and has linear oblong to ovate shaped leaves that are 3 to 6 millimetres (0.12 to 0.24 in) in length.[2] It blooms from May and November producing pink-white flowers[1] that have a diameter of approximately 15 mm (0.59 in).[2]

It is often found on rocky slopes growing in sandy soils among quartzite or granite[1] in a small area along the south coast of Western Australia.

The species was first formally described as Harmogia ovalifolia by the botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1860 in the work Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae and later reclassified into the Baeckea genera by Mueller in 1864.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Baeckea ovalifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. Margaret G. Corrick; Bruce Alexander Fuhrer (2009). Wildflowers of Southern Western Australia. Rosenberg Publishing. p. 111. ISBN 9781877058844.
  3. "Baeckea ovalifolia F.Muell". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
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