Balaustion exsertum is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.[1] It is a shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.4–1 m (1 ft 4 in – 3 ft 3 in) and blooms between August and November producing pink and white flowers.[2]
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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: | Balaustion |
| Species: | B. exsertum
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| Binomial name | |
| Balaustion exsertum (S.Moore) Rye
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The species was first formally described in 1920 by Spencer Le Marchant Moore in the Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany from specimens collected by Frederick Stoward near Bruce Rock.[3][4] The specific epithet (exsertum) means "protruding", referring to the stamens.[5]
This baeckea grows in sandy clay in the Avon Wheatbelt bioregion in the south-west of Western Australia. It is listed as "Priority Three" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[2] meaning that it is poorly known and known from only a few locations but is not under imminent threat.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Balaustion exsertum (S.Moore) Rye | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Balaustion exsertum". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Balaustion exsertum". APNI. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ Moore, Spencer (1920). "A contribution to the Flora of Australia". Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany. 45: 177. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 195. ISBN 9780958034180.
- ^ "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 7 December 2024.