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Darwinia polycephala is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to Western Australia.[1]

Darwinia polycephala
Conservation status
Priority Four — Rare Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Darwinia
Species:	D. polycephala
Binomial name
Darwinia polycephala C.A.Gardner
Occurrence data from AVH

The shrub has a diffuse habit and typically grows to height of 0.1 to 0.5 metres (0.3 to 1.6 ft). It blooms between March and September producing red to purple flowers.

Often found on flat areas and around the margins of salt lakes in the southern Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia where it grows in sandy or clay soils.[1]

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