Micromyrtus racemosa

Micromyrtus racemosa is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.[1]

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

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]

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