Micromyrtus acuta
Micromyrtus acuta | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Micromyrtus |
Species: | M. acuta
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Binomial name | |
Micromyrtus acuta |
Micromyrtus acuta is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.[1]
The erect shrub typically grows to a height of 0.8 to 2 metres (3 to 7 ft) and produces white flowers.
It is found among rocky outcrops in where the Wheatbelt meets the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia between Yalgoo and Perenjori where it grows in silty to sandy soils around granite and laterite.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "Micromyrtus acuta". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
Categories:
- Micromyrtus
- Endemic flora of Western Australia
- Myrtales of Australia
- Rosids of Western Australia
- Vulnerable flora of Australia
- Plants described in 2006
- Taxa named by Barbara Lynette Rye
- Myrtaceae stubs
- Western Australian plant stubs
- Australian rosid stubs