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Verticordia pennigera, commonly known as native tea, is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is usually a small erect or prostrate shrub with small leaves and lightly-scented spikes of pale pink to magenta-coloured flowers in spring.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Verticordia
- Family
- Myrtaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Native-tea
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