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Malleostemon pustulatus

Malleostemon pustulatus is a small shrub in the myrtle family, native to a small area near Northampton in Western Australia's Mid West, where it grows in sandy soils. Little cultivation information exists, so care advice is general and based on Australian native shrubs of similar habitat.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly while establishing, then rely mostly on rain; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or sandy loam soil, neutral to slightly acidic.
Temperature
10–35 °C; protect from prolonged frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Western Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Malleostemon pustulatus is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.

It is found in a small area in the Mid West region of Western Australia near Northampton where it grows in sandy soils.

Other Malleostemon plants

Malleostemon costatus · Malleostemon decipiens · Malleostemon hursthousei · Malleostemon microphyllus · Malleostemon minilyaensis · Malleostemon nephroideus · Malleostemon nerrenensis · Malleostemon pedunculatus · Malleostemon peltiger · Malleostemon roseus · Malleostemon tuberculatus · Malleostemon uniflorus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Malleostemon pustulatus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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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