Myrtaceae

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Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Myrtales Myrtaceae
Calytrix flavescens A.Cunn.

Calytrix flavescens A.Cunn.

Calytrix flavescens A.Cunn.

Calytrix flavescens A.Cunn. is a yellow-flowered Australian shrub commonly known as summer starflower.

Calytrix glutinosa Lindl.

Calytrix glutinosa Lindl.

Calytrix glutinosa Lindl.

Calytrix glutinosa is a small shrub native to south-western Western Australia that flowers from August to December.

Calytrix alpestris (Lindl.) Court

Calytrix alpestris (Lindl.) Court

Calytrix alpestris (Lindl.) Court

Calytrix alpestris is a flowering shrub found in heath habitats in south-eastern Australia.

Chamelaucium uncinatum Schauer

Chamelaucium uncinatum Schauer

Chamelaucium uncinatum Schauer

Chamelaucium uncinatum, or Geraldton waxflower, is an endemic Australian flowering shrub widely cultivated for cut flowers.

Homoranthus virgatus A.Cunn. ex Schauer

Homoranthus virgatus A.Cunn. ex Schauer

Homoranthus virgatus A.Cunn. ex Schauer

Homoranthus virgatus (twiggy homoranthus) is a small Australian coastal shrub with aromatic triangular leaves and creamy-white to pink flowers.

Verticordia picta Endl.

Verticordia picta Endl.

Verticordia picta Endl.

Verticordia picta, or painted featherflower, is a variable Western Australian flowering shrub rarely cultivated in horticulture.

Verticordia grandis Drumm.

Verticordia grandis Drumm.

Verticordia grandis Drumm.

Verticordia grandis is a fire-tolerant Myrtaceae shrub from Western Australia, used for cut flowers and gardening.

Verticordia pennigera Endl.

Verticordia pennigera Endl.

Verticordia pennigera Endl.

Verticordia pennigera is a flowering Australian shrub grown widely in horticulture.

Verticordia acerosa Lindl.

Verticordia acerosa Lindl.

Verticordia acerosa Lindl.

Verticordia acerosa is an Australian shrub grown as an attractive, frost-tolerant garden plant with two recognized varieties.

Verticordia chrysantha Endl.

Verticordia chrysantha Endl.

Verticordia chrysantha Endl.

Verticordia chrysantha is a yellow-flowering Western Australian shrub cultivated in horticulture for its attractive floral display.

Verticordia nobilis Meisn.

Verticordia nobilis Meisn.

Verticordia nobilis Meisn.

Verticordia nobilis Meisn. is an Australian flowering shrub grown in horticulture for its hardiness compared to a related species.

Verticordia plumosa (Desf.) Druce

Verticordia plumosa (Desf.) Druce

Verticordia plumosa (Desf.) Druce

Verticordia plumosa, or plumed featherflower, is a scented-flowered Australian shrub with varying flowering time by variety.

Verticordia densiflora Lindl.

Verticordia densiflora Lindl.

Verticordia densiflora Lindl.

Verticordia densiflora is a branched flowering shrub from south-west Western Australia grown in horticulture.

Verticordia huegelii Endl.

Verticordia huegelii Endl.

Verticordia huegelii Endl.

Verticordia huegelii Endl. is a flowering shrub found in multiple biogeographic regions of south-western Australia.

Verticordia insignis Endl.

Verticordia insignis Endl.

Verticordia insignis Endl.

Verticordia insignis Endl. is an irregularly branched pink or white-flowered shrub endemic to south-west Western Australia with horticultural potential.

Verticordia monadelpha Turcz.

Verticordia monadelpha Turcz.

Verticordia monadelpha Turcz.

Verticordia monadelpha is a Western Australian flowering shrub with two varieties cultivated in horticulture.

Darwinia biflora (Cheel) B.G.Briggs

Darwinia biflora (Cheel) B.G.Briggs

Darwinia biflora (Cheel) B.G.Briggs

Darwinia biflora is a straggly Sydney-endemic shrub that relies on post-fire seed germination for reproduction.

Darwinia vestita (Endl.) Benth.

Darwinia vestita (Endl.) Benth.

Darwinia vestita (Endl.) Benth.

Darwinia vestita is an erect bushy shrub native to multiple bioregions of south-western Western Australia that flowers from July to December.

Darwinia procera B.G.Briggs

Darwinia procera B.G.Briggs

Darwinia procera B.G.Briggs

Darwinia procera is an erect Australian shrub grown in horticulture for its unusual bluish foliage.

Actinodium cunninghamii Schauer ex Lindl.

Actinodium cunninghamii Schauer ex Lindl.

Actinodium cunninghamii Schauer ex Lindl.

Actinodium cunninghamii is an uncommon small shrub from south-west Western Australia, with a related common undescribed species used in horticulture.

Sannantha pluriflora (F.Muell.) Peter G.Wilson

Sannantha pluriflora (F.Muell.) Peter G.Wilson

Sannantha pluriflora (F.Muell.) Peter G.Wilson

Sannantha pluriflora is an erect shrub or small tree native to southeastern Australia that grows in riparian forests.

Harmogia densifolia (Sm.) Schauer

Harmogia densifolia (Sm.) Schauer

Harmogia densifolia (Sm.) Schauer

Harmogia densifolia is the only species in the monotypic myrtaceous genus Harmogia, an Australian endemic shrub that produces white flowers in spring or summer.

Micromyrtus sessilis J.W.Green

Micromyrtus sessilis J.W.Green

Micromyrtus sessilis J.W.Green

Micromyrtus sessilis is a small flowering Australian shrub found between Queensland and New South Wales.

Rinzia orientalis Rye

Rinzia orientalis Rye

Rinzia orientalis Rye

Rinzia orientalis Rye is a small Australian shrub that grows in mallee scrub on sandy habitats, flowering from August to November.

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