Micromyrtus minutiflora - profile

Indicative distribution

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Scientific name: Micromyrtus minutiflora

Conservation status in NSW: Endangered

Commonwealth status: Vulnerable

Gazetted date: 20 Dec 2002

Profile last updated: 22 Aug 2023

Description

Slender spreading shrub to 2 m high. Leaves oblong to ovate, 1 - 4 mm long, 0.5 - 1 mm wide, edge with fine hairs. Flowers white, solitary on a stalk to 0.5 mm long, sometimes forming small terminal clusters. Petals elliptic, approx. 1 mm long, white.

Distribution

Restricted to the general area between Richmond and Penrith, western Sydney.

Habitat and ecology

Grows in Castlereagh Scribbly Gum Woodland, Ironbark Forest, Shale/Gravel Transition Forest, open forest on tertiary alluvium and consolidated river sediments.
Sporadic flowering, June to March
Response to fire and mechanical disturbance is uncertain. Regeneration may be due to resprouting or germination of soil-stored seed.

Regional distribution and habitat

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Sydney Basin

Threats

Habitat loss through vegetation clearing for urban development.
Habitat degradation through recreational activities (particularly off-road vehicles).
Rubbish dumping.
Weed invasion including African lovegrass.

Recovery strategies

A targeted strategy for managing this species has been developed under the Saving Our Species program; click here for details. For more information on the Saving Our Species program click here

Activities to assist this species

Manage threats degrading habitat.
Prevent further loss and fragmentation of habitat.

Information sources

Benson, D. and McDougall, L. (1998) Ecology of Sydney plant species. Part 6 Dicotyledon family Myrtaceae. Cunninghamia 5(4): 808-987.
NSW Scientific Committee (2002) Micromyrtus minutiflora (a shrub). Endangered species determination - final. DEC (NSW), Sydney.
Tozer, M.G. (2003) The native vegetation of the Cumberland Plain, Western Sydney: systematic classification and field identification of communities. Cunninghamia 8(1): 1-75