Plants of the Castlemaine District
Rosy Heath-myrtle - native (Euromyrtus ramosissima)
Family: Myrtaceae (Myrtle Family).
Native.
Other names: Formerly Baeckea ramosissima.
Occurrence: Rare e.g. Glenluce. It is much more common in the Bendigo Whipstick and in the Dargile-Heathcote area.
Identification:
- it a low spreading shrub
- it has rosy-pink tea-tree like flowers.
Photos 1: Tennyson 2: Dargile 3: Heathcote.
