Desert heath myrtle

Aluta maisonneuvei is a dense, woody shrub 0.3–1.5 m (1 ft 0 in – 4 ft 11 in) high, sometimes spreading to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) wide, branches usually arising from the ground at an angle. Leaves are small, crowded, sessile, up to 2 mm (0.079 in) long, oblong or roundish in rows of four along the stem. Flowers are whitish-pink, 5 petalled, up to 2 mm (0.079 in) in diameter with a red or pink central disc. Flowering occurs from early winter to early spring and the fruit compressed, globular shaped and 1.5–2 mm (0.059–0.079 in) long.

Desert Heath Myrtle grows on red sandplains, near sand dunes and yellow clayey soils in South Australia, Western Australian and the Northern Territory.

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