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Heath Myrtle

Baeckea imbricata

Heath Myrtle
Photo: MargaretRDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Shrub
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
Queensland to New South Wales
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Baeckea imbricata, commonly known as heath myrtle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a shrub with elliptical to egg-shaped or round leaves and small white flowers with five to twelve stamens.

Where it grows

Baeckea imbricata grows in heathland in swampy places in near-coastal areas and on adjacent ranges from Cooloola National Park in south-eastern Queensland to Bawley Point in south-eastern New South Wales.

Other Baeckea plants

Short Leaved Heath Myrtle · Fringed Baeckea · Baeckea elderiana · Baeckea · Alpine Baeckea · Baeckea kandos · Baeckea latifolia · Baeckea leptocaulis · Baeckea leptophylla · Weeping baeckea · Baeckea muricata · Baeckea omissa

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Baeckea imbricata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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