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Micromyrtus leptocalyx

Micromyrtus leptocalyx
Photo: Melburnian, CC BY 2.5

Micromyrtus leptocalyx is a small Australian shrub in the myrtle family, native to central Queensland. Like others in its genus it is a fine-leaved, drought-tolerant plant suited to free-draining, sandy or gravelly soils in sunny spots.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water well while establishing, then allow the soil to dry out between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or gravelly soil; tolerates poor, low-fertility soil.
Temperature
Tolerates warm, dry conditions; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
EC. Queensland
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Micromyrtus hexamera is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to Queensland. It is a shrub with erect or spreading branchlets, overlapping linear leaves, and white flowers arranged singly in leaf axils with 5 stamens in each flower.

Where it grows

This species of micromyrtus grows in deeply weathered sandstone hills in central Queensland, mainly between Springsure and Tambo, but also near Alpha, Mitchell and Morven.

Other Micromyrtus plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Micromyrtus leptocalyx 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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