Darwinia leptantha
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| Darwinia leptantha | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Darwinia |
| Species: | D. leptantha |
| Binomial name | |
| Darwinia leptantha | |
Darwinia leptantha is a flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is an upright, small shrub with white flowers turning pink with age, triangular-shaped leaves and is endemic to New South Wales.
Darwinia leptantha is an upright shrub 20–80 cm (7.9–31.5 in) high with smooth, flattened leaves 7–11 mm (0.28–0.43 in) long. The slender tubular flowers are borne at the end of short erect stems in tight clusters of 2-8, 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) long, about 0.5 mm (0.020 in) in diameter, petals 0.5–1 mm (0.020–0.039 in) long, white when young turning pink with age and on a peduncle 1–2 mm (0.039–0.079 in) long. The bracts are leaf-like 1–11 mm (0.039–0.433 in) long, bracteoles reddish to yellowish brown, 2–3.5 mm (0.079–0.138 in) long, style white, straight or curved and 4–6.5 mm (0.16–0.26 in) long. Flowering occurs from late autumn to spring.[2][3]