- Calothamnus rupestris
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Calothamnus rupestris 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Myrtales Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Calothamnus Species: C. rupestris Binomial name Calothamnus rupestris
Schauer[1]Calothamnus rupestris is a shrub or tree species in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to the south of Western Australia, where it occurs on granite outcrops and hillsides.[2] The species is also known by the common name Mouse Ears.[2]
It usually grows to between 0.9 and 4 metres in height and produces clusters of pink to red flowers from July to December in its native range.[2]
The species was first formally described by Johannes Conrad Schauer in 1843 in Dissertatio Phytographica de Regelia, Beaufortia et Calothamno.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Calothamnus rupestris". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Calothamnus+rupestris. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
- ^ a b c "Calothamnus rupestris". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/5428.
Categories:- Calothamnus
- Myrtaceae stubs
- Western Australian plant stubs
- Australian rosid stubs
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