Desert heath myrtle

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Aluta maisonneuvei

Desert heath myrtle, a reference photo
Photo: Kevin Thiele from Perth, Australia · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Aluta maisonneuvei commonly known as desert heath myrtle, is a flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is woody shrub with small leaves and pink to whitish flowers and grows in Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Desert heath myrtle being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Myrtaceae
Genus
Aluta
Species
Aluta maisonneuvei

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