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Similar Homoranthus, Darwinia, Thryptomene, Verticordia, Baeckea |
Homoranthus darwinioides, commonly known as fairy bells, is a shrub species in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. It is endemic to New South Wales in Australia. Plants grow to between 1 and 1.5 metres high and have leaves that are 2 to 11 mm long and about 1 mm in width. Pendulous flowers appear in pairs in spring. The species is listed as "threatened" under the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995.
The species was first formally described in 1898, based on plant material collected near Dubbo, and given the name Verticordia darwinoides. It was transferred to the genus Homoranthus in 1922 by botanist Edwin Cheel.
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