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''Rinzia crassifolia'', commonly known as the Darling Range rinzia, is a plant species 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 speci ...
endemic to Western Australia. The prostrate or spreading to erect shrub typically grows to a height of and a width of . It blooms between August to September producing white-pink flowers. It is found on rises and among rocky outcrops in the western Wheatbelt and the
Swan Coastal Plain The Swan Coastal Plain in Western Australia is the geographic feature which contains the Swan River as it travels west to the Indian Ocean. The coastal plain continues well beyond the boundaries of the Swan River and its tributaries, as a geol ...
regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy or clay soils over
laterite Laterite is both a soil and a rock type rich in iron and aluminium and is commonly considered to have formed in hot and wet tropical areas. Nearly all laterites are of rusty-red coloration, because of high iron oxide content. They develop by ...
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crassifolia Endemic flora of Western Australia Myrtales of Australia Rosids of Western Australia Plants described in 1852 Taxa named by Nikolai Turczaninow {{Myrtaceae-stub