''Wikstroemia angustifolia'' is a shrub in the family

Thymelaeaceae The Thymelaeaceae are a cosmopolitan family of flowering plants composed of 50 genera (listed below) and 898 species.Zachary S. Rogers (2009 onwards)A World Checklist of Thymelaeaceae (version 1) Missouri Botanical Garden Website, St. Louis. It ...

. It is native to China, specifically western

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, eastern

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, and southern

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Description

The shrub is erect and broomlike and grows from 0.3 to 1.0 m tall. Its branches are slender. It is often found in forest margins, open bushlands, and in on rocks at altitudes of 100–200 m.

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