Micromyrtus blakelyi is a spreading shrub in the myrtle family. It is found near the Hawkesbury River, north of Sydney. It usually grows in depressions and crevices in Hawkesbury Sandstone.[1] The shrub grows to a height of 0.3 to 0.6 metres, and has a cushion-like appearance. Flowering occurs from August to October (early Spring). It is a rare plant, listed in New South Wales as vulnerable.[2] The shrub was first collected by botanists in 1958, and it was named in honour of William Faris Blakely.
Micromyrtus blakelyi | |
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Muogamarra Nature Reserve, Australia | |
Conservation status | |
![]() Vulnerable (EPBC Act) | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Micromyrtus |
Species: | M. blakelyi |
Binomial name | |
Micromyrtus blakelyi J.W.Green | |
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