Gunniopsis propinqua


Gunniopsis propinqua is a species of succulent plant in the iceplant family, Aizoaceae. It is endemic to Western Australia.

Description

The prostrate annual or perennial herb typically grows to a height of. It blooms between August and September producing white to pink flowers.

Distribution and habitat

It is found among lateritic outcrops and winter wet area with scattered distribution in the Mid West, Goldfields-Esperance and Pilbara regions of Western Australia where it grows in stony, sandy or loamy soils.

Taxonomy

The species was first formally described by Robert Chinnock in 1983 in the article The Australian genus Gunniopsis Pax in the Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens.