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Hypocalymma myrtifolium is a member of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.[1]

Hypocalymma myrtifolium
Conservation status
Priority Two — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Hypocalymma
Species:	H. myrtifolium
Binomial name
Hypocalymma myrtifolium Turcz.

The erect shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 0.6 metres (1.0 to 2.0 ft) and as high as 1.5 metres (5 ft). It blooms between July and November producing cream-white flowers.

It is found in a small area on steep rocky slopes in the Great southern region of Western Australia centred around Gnowangerup where it grows in peaty-sandy soils over quartzite.[1]

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