Scholtzia parviflora is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.[1]
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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: | Scholtzia |
| Species: | S. parviflora
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The shrub typically grows to a height of 1 to 3 metres (3.3 to 9.8 ft).[1] The plant has a spreading habit with decumbent branches. The evergreen leaves have a length of 1 to 2 millimetres (0.039 to 0.079 in) and no prominent veins.[2] It blooms between August and October producing pink-white flowers.[1] The flowers have a diameter of around 5 mm (0.197 in) and are on pedicels about the same length as the leaves.[2] The plant superficially resembles Scholtzia uberiflora but is much more widespread.[2]
The species was first formally described by the botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1864 as part of the work Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. The only known synonym is Baeckea parviflora.[3]
It is found in wet depressions in the Mid West and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia between Geraldton and Cunderdin where it grows in sandy soils over laterite.[1] It is part of the understorey in kwongan shrubland communities.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Scholtzia parviflora". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b c d Margaret G. Corrick; Bruce Alexander Fuhrer (2009). Wildflowers of Southern Western Australia. Rosenburg Publishing. ISBN 9781877058844.
- ^ "Scholtzia parviflora F.Muell". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 6 November 2018.