| Micromyrtus blakelyi | |
|---|---|
| Muogamarra Nature Reserve, Australia | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Tribe: | Chamelaucieae |
| Genus: | Micromyrtus |
| Species: | M. blakelyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Micromyrtus blakelyi J.W.Green |
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Micromyrtus blakelyi is a spreading shrub in the myrtle family. It is found near the Hawkesbury River, north of Sydney. Usually growing in depressions and crevices in Hawkesbury Sandstone.[1] Growing from 0.3 to 0.6 metres tall with a cushion like appearance. Flowering occurs from August to October. A rare plant, listed in New South Wales as vulnerable .[2] First collected by botanists in 1958 and named in honour of William Faris Blakely.