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Twiggy Homoranthus

Homoranthus virgatus

Twiggy Homoranthus
Photo: Ian McMaster, CC BY 3.0 au
Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Part shade
Native range
SE. Queensland to NE. New South Wales
Climate
subtropical

About

Homoranthus virgatus commonly known as twiggy homoranthus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is found growing in coastal areas of northern New South Wales and in Queensland. It is an upright shrub with wand-like branches, aromatic foliage and white to pink flowers in small clusters at the end of branches.

Where it grows

Twiggy homoranthus grows in semi-shaded or open situations from Byfield and south to Laurieton within 20 km of the coastline. Also on several islands close to the mainland of eastern Australia, e.g. Fraser, Bribie, Morton and Stradbroke Islands.

Other Homoranthus plants

Homoranthus bebo · Homoranthus biflorus · Binghi Homoranthus · Homoranthus brevistylis · Homoranthus bruhlii · Homoranthus cernuus · Homoranthus clarksonii · Homoranthus coracinus · Bolivia Homoranthus · Homoranthus cummingii · Fairy Bells · Homoranthus decasetus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Homoranthus virgatus 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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