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Thryptomene baeckeacea

Thryptomene baeckeacea is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.2–1.2 m and produces white, pink or purple flowers between May and October in the species' native range. It was first formally described in 1864 by Ferdinand von Mueller in Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae from specimens collected by Augustus Oldfield near the Murchison River.

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Thryptomene baeckeacea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Thryptomene
Species:
T. baeckeacea
Binomial name
Thryptomene baeckeacea

Thryptomene baeckeacea is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.2–1.2 m (7.9 in – 3 ft 11.2 in) and produces white, pink or purple flowers between May and October in the species' native range.2 It was first formally described in 1864 by Ferdinand von Mueller in Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae from specimens collected by Augustus Oldfield near the Murchison River.34

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  1. "Thryptomene baeckeacea". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. "Thryptomene baeckeacea". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. "Thryptomene baeckeacea". APNI. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  4. von Mueller, Ferdinand (1864). Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae. Vol. 4. Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. p. 65. Retrieved 12 May 2021.