Micromyrtus clavata
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| Micromyrtus clavata | |
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| Near Paynes Find | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Micromyrtus |
| Species: | M. clavata |
| Binomial name | |
| Micromyrtus clavata | |
Micromyrtus clavata is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to inland Western Australia. It is an erect, compact or sprawling shrub with erect, egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base and small white flowers arranged singly in upper leaf axils.[2]
Micromyrtus clavata is an erect, compact or sprawling shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.3–1.8 m (1 ft 0 in – 5 ft 11 in). Its leaves are erect or almost pressed against the stem, mostly egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, 1.3–2.0 mm (0.051–0.079 in) long, 0.7–1 mm (0.028–0.039 in) wide on a petiole 0.2–0.3 mm (0.0079–0.0118 in) long. The flowers are arranged singly in up to 7 upper leaf axils on a peduncle 0.5–1.1 mm (0.020–0.043 in) long with bracteoles 0.5–0.7 mm (0.020–0.028 in) long at the base. The sepals are egg-shaped, 0.25–0.5 mm (0.0098–0.0197 in) long and the petals are white, 1.3–1.4 mm (0.051–0.055 in) long. There are ten stamens, the filaments 0.4–0.5 mm (0.016–0.020 in) long. Flowering occurs from June to September.[3][4]