''Enekbatus cristatus'' is a shrub endemic to

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Description

The open and sprawling shrub typically grows to a height of . It is found on sloping sand plains in the

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region of Western Australia around

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where it grows in sandy-gravelly soils over

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Enekbatus cristatus cristatus 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