Micromyrtus racemosa

Micromyrtus racemosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Micromyrtus
Species: M. racemosa
Binomial name
Micromyrtus racemosa

Micromyrtus racemosa is a plant species of the Myrtaceae family 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

  1. 1 2 "Micromyrtus racemosa". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.


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