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Darwinia purpurea, commonly known as the rose darwinia, is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to Western Australia.[1]

Darwinia purpurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Darwinia
Species:	D. purpurea
Binomial name
Darwinia purpurea (Endl.) Benth.
Occurrence data from AVH

The spreading shrub typically grows to a height of 0.2 to 0.5 metres (0.7 to 1.6 ft) and sometimes to 0.7 metres (2.3 ft). It blooms between July and December producing clumps of dense red-purple flowers.[1][2]

Often found on undulating plains and amongst granite outcrops in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia where it grows in sandy or lateritic soils.[1]

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