''Enekbatus bounites'' is a shrub endemic to

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. The spreading shrub typically grows to a height of . It is found along the west coast on hilltops in the

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region of Western Australia between Geraldton and

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where it grows in clay soils over

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Enekbatus bounites bounites Endemic flora of Western Australia Myrtales of Australia Rosids of Western Australia Vulnerable flora of Australia Plants described in 2010 Taxa named by Barbara Lynette Rye Taxa named by Malcolm Eric Trudgen