''Micromyrtus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of shrubs, in the family

Myrtaceae Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All speci ...

, described as a genus in 1865. The entire genus is endemic to

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.Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)
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Species

The following is a list of species accepted by the

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as at March 2020: * '' Micromyrtus acuta'' Rye * '' Micromyrtus albicans'' A.R.Bean * '' Micromyrtus arenicola'' Rye * ''

Micromyrtus barbata ''Micromyrtus barbata'' is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia. The erect shrub typically grows to a height of . It blooms between July and September producing cream-white flowers It is found on sandplains and s ...

'' J.W.Green * ''

Micromyrtus blakelyi ''Micromyrtus blakelyi'' is a spreading shrub in the myrtle family. It is found near the Hawkesbury River, north of Sydney. It usually grows in depressions and crevices in Hawkesbury Sandstone. The shrub grows to a height of 0.3 to 0.6 metres, ...

'' J.W.Green * ''

Micromyrtus capricornia ''Micromyrtus'' is a genus of shrubs, in the family Myrtaceae, described as a genus in 1865. The entire genus is endemic to Australia. Species The following is a list of species accepted by the Australian Plant Census as at March 2020: * '' ...

'' A.R.Bean * '' Micromyrtus carinata'' A.R. Bean * '' Micromyrtus chrysodema'' Rye * '' Micromyrtus ciliata'' (Sm.) Druce - fringed heath-myrtle * '' Micromyrtus clavata'' J.W.Green ex Rye * '' Micromyrtus collina'' Rye * ''

Micromyrtus delicata ''Micromyrtus'' is a genus of shrubs, in the family Myrtaceae, described as a genus in 1865. The entire genus is endemic to Australia. Species The following is a list of species accepted by the Australian Plant Census as at March 2020: * '' ...

'' A.R.Bean * '' Micromyrtus elobata'' (F.Muell.) Benth. ** ''Micromyrtus elobata'' (F.Muell.) Benth. subsp. ''elobata'' ** ''Micromyrtus elobata'' subsp. ''scopula'' Rye * '' Micromyrtus erichsenii'' Hemsl. * '' Micromyrtus fimbrisepala'' J.W.Green * '' Micromyrtus flaviflora'' (F.Muell.) J.M.Black * '' Micromyrtus forsteri'' A.R.Bean * '' Micromyrtus gracilis'' A.R.Bean * ''

Micromyrtus grandis ''Micromyrtus grandis'', the Severn River heath-myrtle, is a shrub in the myrtle family. It is found exclusively in the Severn River Nature Preserve and a property next to it, located around 60 km north-west of Glen Innes (Australia). I ...

'' J.T.Hunter * '' Micromyrtus greeniana'' Rye * '' Micromyrtus helmsii'' (F.Muell. & Tate) J.W.Green * '' Micromyrtus hexamera'' (Maiden & Betche) Maiden & Betche * '' Micromyrtus hymenonema'' (F.Muell.) C.A.Gardner * '' Micromyrtus imbricata'' Benth. * '' Micromyrtus leptocalyx'' (F.Muell.) Benth. * ''

Micromyrtus littoralis ''Micromyrtus'' is a genus of shrubs, in the family Myrtaceae, described as a genus in 1865. The entire genus is endemic to Australia. Species The following is a list of species accepted by the Australian Plant Census as at March 2020: * '' ...

Micromyrtus sessilis ''Micromyrtus sessilis'' is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a dense, spreading shrub with small, more or less linear leaves and flowers that are sometimes single in the uppe ...

'' J.W.Green * ''

Micromyrtus stenocalyx ''Micromyrtus stenocalyx'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to the inland of Western Australia. It is a straggly or widely spreading shrub with oblong or club-shaped leaves pressed against the stem, and cream ...

'' (F.Muell.) J.W.Green * ''

Micromyrtus striata ''Micromyrtus striata'' is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is an erect to spreading shrub with overlapping egg-shaped leaves, and white to pinkish flowers arranged singly in up ...

'' J.W.Green * '' Micromyrtus sulphurea'' W.Fitzg. * '' Micromyrtus triptycha'' Rye * '' Micromyrtus trudgenii'' Rye * '' Micromyrtus uniovulum'' Rye * '' Micromyrtus vernicosa'' A.R.Bean

References

Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database, Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra: ''Micromyrtus''PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online (PlantNET): Genus ''Micromyrtus''
Myrtaceae genera Myrtales of Australia Taxa named by George Bentham Endemic flora of Australia {{Australia-rosid-stub