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Beaufortia empetrifolia

Beaufortia empetrifolia
Photo: Ian McMaster, CC BY 3.0 au
Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Shrub

About

Beaufortia empetrifolia, commonly known as south coast beaufortia, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is a highly branched shrub with small, crowded leaves and pinkish to purple flowers in small, bottlebrush-like spikes in the warmer months. It is similar to Beaufortia micrantha except that its leaves are slightly larger.

Where it grows

Beaufortia empetrifolia mainly occurs in and between the Albany and Esperance districts in the Esperance Plains, Hampton, Jarrah Forest and Mallee bioregions of south-western Western Australia. It usually grows in sand, often near granite outcrops.

Other Melaleuca plants

Kalbarri Beaufortia · Dark Beaufortia · Badgingarra Beaufortia · Beaufortia bracteosa · Beaufortia burbidgeae · Stirling Range Bottlebrush · Gravel Bottlebrush · Elegant Beaufortia · Beaufortia eriocephala · Grey Leaved Beaufortia · Beaufortia interstans · Beaufortia kwongkanicola

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Beaufortia empetrifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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