''Homalocalyx thryptomenoides'' is a member of the family

Myrtaceae Myrtaceae (), the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All ...

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

to Western Australia. The shrub typically grows to a height of . It blooms between July and November producing pink-purple-red flowers. It is found on sand plains in a large area in the

Mid West The Mid West region is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. It is a sparsely populated region extending from the west coast of Western Australia, about north and south of its administrative centre of Geraldton and inland to east of W ...

, Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils.

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thryptomenoides Endemic flora of Western Australia Myrtales of Australia Rosids of Western Australia Plants described in 1987 Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller {{Australia-rosid-stub