Thryptomene saxicola

Rock thryptomene
Thryptomene saxicola in Maranoa Gardens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Thryptomene
Species:
T. saxicola
Binomial name
Thryptomene saxicola
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Astraea saxicola (A.Cunn. ex Hook.) Schauer
    • Baeckea saxicola A.Cunn. ex G.Don nom. inval., nom. nud.
    • Baeckea saxicola A.Cunn. ex Hook.
    • Baeckea saxicola A.Cunn. ex Otto & A.Dietr. nom. illeg.
    • Bucheria saxicola (A.Cunn. ex Hook.) Heynh.
    • Gomphotis saxicola (A.Cunn. ex Hook.) Raf.
    • Paryphantha camphorata F.Muell. ex Miq. nom. inval., pro syn.
    • Scholtzia decandra F.Muell.
    • Eremopyxis camphorata auct. non (R.Br. ex Sims) Baill.: Baillon, H.E. (1862)
White flower form

Thryptomene saxicola, commonly known as rock thryptomene,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a spreading shrub with small oval or egg-shaped leaves and pale pink flowers arranged in leaf axils. It is hardy plant, common in cultivation, sometimes as "Payne's hybrid" or Thryptomene paynei.

  1. ^ a b "Thryptomene saxicola". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Thryptomene saxicola". Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 23 April 2021.