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Melaleuca Micromera
''Melaleuca micromera'', commonly known as wattle honey-myrtle, is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area in the south-west of Western Australia. It is a rare species with unusual foliage and profuse small yellow flowerheads, making it a plant that is suitable for cultivation, if only to protect it from extinction. Description ''Melaleuca micromera'' is an erect, rounded shrub growing to about high and wide with twisted branches. The leaves are tiny, in rings of three around the stem and pressed against it, long, wide and broad oval to almost circular in shape except for a small point at the end. The leaves are thick for their size and have two or three distinct oil dots. The flowers are arranged in small heads at or near the ends of the branches which continue to grow after flowering. The heads are up to in diameter and contain between 3 and 18 individual flowers. The petals are long and fall off as the flower matures. The stamens are yello ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melaleuca Micromera
''Melaleuca micromera'', commonly known as wattle honey-myrtle, is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area in the south-west of Western Australia. It is a rare species with unusual foliage and profuse small yellow flowerheads, making it a plant that is suitable for cultivation, if only to protect it from extinction. Description ''Melaleuca micromera'' is an erect, rounded shrub growing to about high and wide with twisted branches. The leaves are tiny, in rings of three around the stem and pressed against it, long, wide and broad oval to almost circular in shape except for a small point at the end. The leaves are thick for their size and have two or three distinct oil dots. The flowers are arranged in small heads at or near the ends of the branches which continue to grow after flowering. The heads are up to in diameter and contain between 3 and 18 individual flowers. The petals are long and fall off as the flower matures. The stamens are yello ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
