Dodonaea aptera
# Dodonaea aptera

Dodonaea aptera, commonly known as coast hop-bush, is a species of coastal shrub endemic to Western Australia.

## Description

It grows as an erect or spreading shrub from a half to 3½ metres high.

## Taxonomy

The species was published by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel in 1845, based on specimens collected in 1839 at Garden Island, Rottnest Island, and Arthurs Head, Fremantle.

## Distribution and habitat

It is endemic to Western Australia, growing in limestone areas along the coast from Cape Leeuwin north to Shark Bay.

