Scholtzia laxiflora

Scholtzia laxiflora is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.[1]

Scholtzia laxiflora
Scholtzia laxiflora flowers
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Scholtzia
Species:
S. laxiflora
Binomial name
Scholtzia laxiflora

The erect and bushy shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 2 metres (1.0 to 6.6 ft) and as high as 3 metres (10 ft). It blooms between April and December producing pink-white flowers.[1]

It is found on sand plains, winter wet flats and hillslopes along the west coast in the Mid West and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia between Northhampton and Dandaragan where it grows in sand to clay soils over laterite or limestone.[1]

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