Micrantheum ericoides

Micrantheum ericoides
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Picrodendraceae
Tribe:	Caletieae
Subtribe:	Pseudanthinae
Genus:	Micrantheum
Species:	M. ericoides
Binomial name
Micrantheum ericoides Desf.

Micrantheum ericoides is an inconspicuous shrub growing on poor sandy soils in eastern Australia. Often seen in areas of mid to relatively high rainfall. Usually seen between 20 and 80 cm high. Flowers are tiny, white or pink occurring between August and November. However, the plant may be noticed by the red fruit capsules.

The specific epithet ericoides refers to a similarity to the European heath, or Erica.^[1] This plant first appeared in scientific literature in 1818, published by the French botanist René Louiche Desfontaines.

References

1. ^ Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 9780731812110 page 166