Micromyrtus fimbrisepala is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to inland Australia. It is a shrub with overlapping, broadly elliptic to more or less round leaves and small pink flowers arranged singly in upper leaf axils.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Micromyrtus |
| Species: | M. fimbrisepala
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| Binomial name | |
| Micromyrtus fimbrisepala | |
Description edit
Micromyrtus fimbrisepala is a shrub that typically grows to a height of up to 0.7 m (2 ft 4 in). Its leaves are overlapping, decussate, broadly elliptic to more or less round, 1.0–2.2 mm (0.039–0.087 in) long, up to 1.5 mm (0.059 in) wide and more or less sessile. The flowers are arranged singly in upper leaf axils on a peduncle 0.5–1.0 mm (0.020–0.039 in) long with 2 bracteoles 1.8 mm (0.071 in) long at the base. The sepals are more or less round, about 2 mm (0.079 in) in diameter and the petals are pink, about 2 mm (0.079 in) in diameter. There are ten stamens, the filaments 0.4 mm (0.016 in) long. Flowering has been observed in February and October.[2][3][4]
Taxonomy edit
Micromyrtus fimbrisepala was first formally described in 1980 by John Green in the journal Nuytsia from specimens collected west of Warburton by Alex George in 1966.[5] The specific epithet (fimbrisepala) means "fringed sepals".[6]
Distribution and habitat edit
This species grows in on sand dunes in the Gibson Desert in Western Australia, and in the far west of South Australia.[2][3][4]
References edit
- ^ "Micromyrtus fimbrisepala". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ a b Green, John W. (1980). "Thryptomene and Micromyrtus (Myrtaceae) in arid and semi-arid Australia". Nuytsia. 3 (2): 198–200. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Micromyrtus fimbrisepala". State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Micromyrtus fimbrisepala". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Micromyrtus fimbrisepala". APNI. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 199. ISBN 9780958034180.