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Micromyrtus albicans

Micromyrtus albicans is a slender, erect shrub from the myrtle family, endemic to a small area of woodland near Chinchilla in south-eastern Queensland. It is a rare, little-cultivated species, so care guidance is drawn largely from general knowledge of Micromyrtus and its native habitat.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water sparingly once established; let the top of the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or gritty mix; tolerates poor, infertile soils.
Temperature
10–35 °C; protect from frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SE. Queensland
Climate
subtropical

About

Micromyrtus albicans is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area of south-eastern Queensland. It is a slender shrub with overlapping, egg-shaped leaves and small white flowers.

Where it grows

This species of micromyrtus grows in woodland and is only known from the north-eastern quarter of the Barakula State Forest near Chincilla in south-eastern Queensland.

Other Micromyrtus plants

Micromyrtus flava · Micromyrtus acuta · Micromyrtus arenicola · Micromyrtus barbata · Micromyrtus blakelyi · Micromyrtus capricornia · Micromyrtus carinata · Micromyrtus chrysodema · Fringed Heath Myrtle · Micromyrtus clavata · Micromyrtus collina · Micromyrtus delicata

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Micromyrtus albicans 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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