''Rinzia sessilis'' 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 spreading shrub typically grows to a height of . It blooms in September producing pink-white flowers. It is found on undulating flats and low ridges in the southern Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions of

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to ...

where it grows in sandy-clay or loamy soils with gravel.

References

sessilis Endemic flora of Western Australia Myrtales of Australia Rosids of Western Australia Plants described in 1986 {{Myrtaceae-stub