This native shrub is commonly known as coastal heath-myrtle.
Micromyrtus littoralis is described as a "dicot" in the Myrtaceae family.
Flagged as a potential locally significant species in the Fraser Coast Region. In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Limited distribution in coastal 'wallum' areas between Bundaberg and Cooloola National Park (Austrobaileya Vol 4, No. 4 1997).
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?iconic_taxa=unknown,Plantae&place_id=140461&subview=table&taxon_id=981316&verifiable=any
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in Queensland Herbarium Wildlife Online.
Reported at 6 Fraser Coast localities: Beelbi Creek, Burrum Heads, Tin Can Bay, Tinnanbar, Toogoom, Walliebum.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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