''Synaphea divaricata'' is a shrub endemic to
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 ...
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The tufted shrub typically grows to a height of and usually blooms between June and October producing yellow flowers.
It is found on slopes in the southern
Wheatbelt and
Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils over
quartzite
Quartzite is a hard, non- foliated metamorphic rock which was originally pure quartz sandstone.Essentials of Geology, 3rd Edition, Stephen Marshak, p 182 Sandstone is converted into quartzite through heating and pressure usually related to tect ...
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References
Eudicots of Western Australia
divaricata
Endemic flora of Western Australia
Plants described in 1995
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