''Malleostemon roseus'' is a plant

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

of the family

Myrtaceae Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All speci ...

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to Western Australia. The erect or sometimes prostrate shrub typically grows to a height of and sometimes as high as . It blooms between July and December producing pink-white-yellow flowers. It is found on undulating plains in an area in the extending from the

Gascoyne The Gascoyne region is one of the nine administrative regions of Western Australia. It is located in the northwest of Western Australia, and consists of the local government areas of Carnarvon, Exmouth, Shark Bay and Upper Gascoyne. The Gasc ...

into the

Mid West The Midwestern United States, also referred to as the Midwest or the American Midwest, is one of four Census Bureau Region, census regions of the United States Census Bureau (also known as "Region 2"). It occupies the northern central part of ...

, Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions of

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

where it grows in sandy or clay soils.

References

roseus Roseus is a Latin adjective meaning rose, rosy or pink. Species and cultivars * Roseus, a rosemary cultivar * Roseus or Pink Snow, an early crocus (''Crocus tommasinianus'') cultivar See also * Rosea (disambiguation) Rosea may refer to: * a La ...

Flora of Western Australia Plants described in 1983 {{Myrtaceae-stub