Kunzea jucunda
| Kunzea jucunda | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Kunzea |
| Species: | K. jucunda |
| Binomial name | |
| Kunzea jucunda (Klotzsch) Diels & E.Pritz. [1] | |
Kunzea jucunda is a shrub in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia, where it occurs on sandy or rocky soils of undulating plains.[2]
It grows to between 0.6 and 1.2 metres in height and produces pink or purple flowers between August and October in its native range.[2]
The species was first formally described by Ludwig Diels and Ernst Pritz in 1904.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Kunzea jucunda". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- 1 2 "Kunzea jucunda". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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