Scientific Name: Thryptomene micrantha

Common Name: ribbed heathmyrtle

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Myrtaceae

Threatened Species Status: Vulnerable

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: Shrub with slender, spreading branches.

Height (m): 0.3 – 1.2

Flowers: White, to 5mm across, usually 2-3 together, petals orb-shaped.

Fruit: Capsule – narrow, cylindrical, conspicuously ribbed.

Municipality
Break O’DayGlamorgan-Spring BayNorthern Midlands
Plant Communities
Coastal Vegetation
Habitat Notes

Locally frequent on the east coast at Freycinet Peninsula.

Site Tolerance

Dry, Moist

Soil Tolerance

Loam, Sandy, Well-drained

General Notes

In cultivation requires reasonably good drainage, full sun to part shade and a good mulch.

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
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  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
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  • Cutting Month
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Propagation Method
Cuttings

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Difficult to grow from seed.

Seed Treatment Notes

Difficult to grow from seed.

Cutting & Division Information

Usually propagated from cuttings.