Kunzea jucunda
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Kunzea jucunda is a shrub in the family Myrtaceae
. It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia
, where it occurs on sandy or rocky soils of undulating plains.
It grows to between 0.6 and 1.2 metres in height and produces pink or purple flowers between August and October in its native range.
The species was first formally described by Ludwig Diels
and Ernst Pritz in 1904.
Myrtaceae
The Myrtaceae or Myrtle family are a family of dicotyledon plants, placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, clove, guava, feijoa, allspice, and eucalyptus belong here. All species are woody, with essential oils, and flower parts in multiples of four or five...
. It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, where it occurs on sandy or rocky soils of undulating plains.
It grows to between 0.6 and 1.2 metres in height and produces pink or purple flowers between August and October in its native range.
The species was first formally described by Ludwig Diels
Ludwig Diels
Dr. Friedrich Ludwig Emil Diels , was a German botanist.Diels was born in Hamburg, the son of the classical scholar Hermann Alexander Diels. From 1900 to 1902 he traveled together with Ernst Pritzel through South Africa, Java, Australia and New Zealand. Shortly before the first world war he...
and Ernst Pritz in 1904.