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

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

The sprawling prostrate or erect shrub typically grows to a height of 0.1 to 0.3 metres (0.33 to 0.98 ft). It blooms between May and November producing red-brown flowers.[1] In fact, the brightly coloured 'flowers' are inflorescence bracts surrounding a cluster of four small flowers, which appear never to open. As such, the species is likely to be cleistogamous, however no published studies attmpted to test that.

Often found on sandplains in the north west Wheatbelt region of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils.[1]

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