Micromyrtus racemosa
Micromyrtus racemosa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Micromyrtus |
Species: | M. racemosa
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Binomial name | |
Micromyrtus racemosa Benth.
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Micromyrtus racemosa is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.[1]
The shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 2 metres (1.0 to 6.6 ft). It blooms between May and September producing white-cream-yellow-pink flowers.
It is found on breakaways, hills and ridges and in rocky areas in the Mid West, Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in gravelly soils over laterite or granite.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "Micromyrtus racemosa". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
Categories:
- Micromyrtus
- Endemic flora of Western Australia
- Myrtales of Australia
- Rosids of Western Australia
- Plants described in 1867
- Taxa named by George Bentham
- Myrtaceae stubs