Micromyrtus placoides
Micromyrtus placoides | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Micromyrtus |
Species: | M. placoides
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Binomial name | |
Micromyrtus placoides |
Micromyrtus placoides is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.[1]
The sometimes widely spreading multi-branched shrub typically grows to a height of 0.5 to 2.3 metres (1.6 to 7.5 ft).
It is found on plains, hills and ridges in a small area in the Mid West region of Western Australia between Geraldton and Cue where it grows in gravelly sandy or clay soils over laterite or granite.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "Micromyrtus placoides". 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