''Rinzia fumana'', commonly known as the Polished rinzia, is a plant

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...

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 spe ...

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to Western Australia. The prostrate or sprawling shrub typically grows to a height of . It blooms from July to October producing pink-white flowers. It is found in the southern Wheatbelt extending into the Great Southern region of

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where it grows in sandy-loam to clay-loam soils.

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fumana ''Fumana'' (needle sunrose) is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Cistaceae. They are small perennial shrubs with five-lobed yellow flowers, native to rocky and sandy soils of Europe and wider Mediterranean region. ''Fumana'' shrubs ...

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