https://www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au/wildflowers/myrtaceae/calytrix/tetragona/rss/myrtaceae/calytrix/tetragonaA wildflower is a flower that grows in the wild, meaning it was not intentionally seeded or planted. Use this database to help you find and identify Australia's abundant Wildflowers.en-auCopyright 2001 - 2026 I.T. Beyond Pty Ltd1440https://www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au/bog/images/logo.pnghttps://www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au/wildflowers/myrtaceae/calytrix/tetragona/rss/myrtaceae/calytrix/tetragonahttps://www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au/wildflowers/613+common-fringe-myrtlehttps://www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au/wildflowers/613+common-fringe-myrtle<a href="https://www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au/wildflowers/613+common-fringe-myrtle"><img src="https://www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au/images/GalleryTag_W613__TN130.jpg" border="0" align="left" hspace="5" /></a> Shrub to 0.5–2 m high; terminal buds with bud scales. Leaves linear, 1–12 mm long, 0.5–1 mm wide, margins often finely toothed or ciliate; petiole to 1.5 mm long. Bracteoles 2–4.5 mm long, free or fused, pubescent to glabrous, caducous. Hypanthium 7–15 mm long, 10-ribbed, usually glabrous. Sepals ovate to ± circular, 2–2.5 mm long with awn to 17 mm long, glabrous and green, persistent and turning red to purple in fruit. Petals elliptic to lanceolate, 3.5–7.5 mm long, apex obtuse to acute, glabrous, white to pink. Stamens 1-seriate, up to 5.5 mm long. <br /> Family: Myrtaceae &nbsp; Genus: Calytrix &nbsp; Species: tetragona &nbsp; Main Flower Colour: White<br />Stephen L (Clare) SAFri, 21 Nov 2014 03:13:00 GMT