Kunzea similis
Kunzea similis is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area along the south coast of Western Australia. It is a shrub with linear to lance-shaped leaves with a single vein, and spherical groups of between four and ten pink flowers on the ends of shoots. Description. "Kunzea similis" is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of and has several main stems with few branches. Young branches are densely covered with silky hairs. The leaves are linear to lance-shaped with the narrower end towards  the base, long and long on a petiole about long. It differs from "K. capitata" in having leaves with a single vein. The flowers are arranged in more or less spherical groups of between four and ten flowers on the ends of the shoots. There are lance-shaped to egg-shaped bracts and pairs of bracteoles at the base of the flowers. The sepals are triangular, long and densely covered with silky hairs. The petals are pink, spatula-shaped to egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base and long. There are between 32 and 44 stamens that are  long. Flowering occurs from September to November and the fruit is an urn-shaped capsule. Taxonomy and naming. "Kunzea similis" was first formally described in 1996 by Hellmut R. Toelken and the description was published in "Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Garden". The specific epithet ("similis") is a Latin word meaning "like". Two subspecies were described in 2007 by Toelken and Gillian Craig and are accepted by the Australian Plant Census: Distribution and habitat. Subspecies "similis" occurs in the Fitzgerald River National Park near Hopetoun, where it grows in sparse, low heath. Subspecies "mediterranea" is found in a small area  to the east of Ravensthorpe growing on a ridge top in open mallee and dense heath. Conservation status. Both subspecies of "K. similis" are classified as "Threatened Flora (Declared Rare Flora — Extant)" by the Department of Environment and Conservation (Western Australia). Subspecies "similis" is listed as "critically endangered" under the Australian Government "Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999". The main threat to the subspecies is the fungal disease caused by "Phytophthora cinnamomi".