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Metrosideros sclerocarpa, commonly known as the mountain rose, is a flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae.

Metrosideros sclerocarpa
Herbarium specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Metrosideros
Species:	M. sclerocarpa
Binomial name
Metrosideros sclerocarpa J.W.Dawson (1990)[1]

Description

It is a small tree, growing to 10 m in height. The leathery ovate to elliptic leaves are 30–65 mm long and 17–32 mm wide. The bright red brush-like flowers have filaments 15–20 mm long. The fruits are 6–7 mm long. The flowering season is from December to February.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The plant is endemic to Australia's subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. It occurs mainly near watercourses, below an elevation of about 300 m, in the southern mountains of the island.[1]

See also

• Metrosideros nervulosa – a similar and closely related plant also endemic to Lord Howe, also known as "mountain rose", differentiated by altitudinal range

References

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