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Pileanthus vernicosus
Pileanthus vernicosus is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.
The upright and slender shrub typically grows to a height of 1 metre (3.3 ft). It blooms between September and November producing red flowers. The woody shrub has prominent oil glands and lives between 5 and 10 years. The twiggy branchlets are covered in small hardy evergreen leaves.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 938846.