''Cyathostemon tenuifolius'' is a member of the family
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pÅhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All speci ...
endemic to Western Australia.
The upright shrub typically grows to a height of . It blooms between September and November producing white flowers.
Often found around swamps, along creek banks, on gentle slopes or on breakaways along the south coast in the
Great Southern and
Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-loamy or sandy-clay soils over granite or spongolite.
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References
tenuifolius
Plants described in 1852
Taxa named by Nikolai Turczaninow
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