Scholtzia involucrata

Scholtzia involucrata, commonly known as spiked scholtzia, is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.[1]

Spiked scholtzia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Scholtzia
Species:
S. involucrata
Binomial name
Scholtzia involucrata
(Endl.) Druce

The erect, spreading to decumbent shrub typically grows to a height of 0.2 to 1.5 metres (0.7 to 4.9 ft).[1] The evergreen leaves are 4 to 9 millimetres (0.157 to 0.354 in) in length.[2] It blooms between November and May producing pink-white flowers.[1] Each flower has a diameter of 8 mm (0.315 in).[2]

The species was first formally described by the botanist George Claridge Druce in 1917 as part of the work Nomenclatorial Notes: chiefly African and Australian as published in The Botanical Exchange Club and Society of the British Isles Report for 1916 There are three known synonyms; Baeckea obovata, Scholtzia obovata and Baeckea involucrata.[3]

It is found on sand plains and ridges along the west coast in the Wheatbelt and Peel regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils.[1] The plant is part of the understorey in kwongan or Banksia woodland communities.[2]

References
  1. "Scholtzia involucrata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. Margaret G. Corrick; Bruce Alexander Fuhrer (2009). Wildflowers of Southern Western Australia. Rosenburg Publishing. ISBN 9781877058844.
  3. "Scholtzia involucrata (Endl.) Druce". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
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