Micromyrtus Benth.

Stamens 5, regularly opposite the petals Micromyrtus

Floral tube ovate-turbinate, 2 mm long. Ovules 4 per ovary. Flowers in loose terminal heads

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Leaves linear to oblong, with a prominent ciliate keel, 2–5 mm long. Flowers 6–7 mm diam. Petals pink. Undershrub up to 60 cm high. Areas near Hawkesbury River Heath. Vulnerable. Fl. summer Micromyrtus blakelyi

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Leaves linear to oblanceolate, without a prominent ciliate keel, 2–4 mm long. Petals white to pink. Spreading shrub up to 1.5 m high. Widespread. Heath, DSF, particularly on very shallow soils. Ss. Fl. spring–early summer Micromyrtus ciliata