''Synaphea quartzitica'' is a shrub endemic to

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. The small and tufted shrub blooms between July and August producing yellow flowers. It is found on

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 ...

hills in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia near Moora where it grows in sandy soils often with gravel.

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Eudicots of Western Australia quartzitica Endemic flora of Western Australia Plants described in 1995 {{proteaceae-stub