Astartea aspera, commonly known as rough-stemmed astartea, is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.[1]
| Astartea aspera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Astartea |
| Species: | A. aspera
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| Binomial name | |
| Astartea aspera | |
The shrub typically grows to a height of 1.5 metres (4.9 ft). It blooms between August and May producing white-pink flowers.
It is found along the south coast on valleys, hills, ridges, river banks and road verges in the Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-loamy-clay soils over limestone or granite.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Astartea aspera". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.