Darwinia luehmannii is a flowering plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to Western Australia.
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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: | Darwinia |
| Species: | D. luehmannii
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| Binomial name | |
| Darwinia luehmannii | |
It is a spreading, dense shrub that typically grows to 0.1 to 0.5 metres (0 to 2 ft) high. Flowering occurs between May and November producing white and green flowers. Often found in flat depressions or at the bases of rocks near Esperance where it grows in sandy loamy soils.
This darwinia was first formally described 1896 by Ferdinand von Mueller and Ralph Tate and the description was published in Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia.[2][3] The specific epithet (luehmannii) is in honour of Johann Georg Luehmann.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Darwinia luehmannii". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ von Mueller, Ferdinand; Tate, Ralph (1896). "Darwinia luehmannii". Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia. 16 (3): 353. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Darwinia luehmannii". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2021). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (4th ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 251. ISBN 9780958034180.