Carrol Ironwood

Backhousia myrtifolia

Hook. & Harv. Species

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Botanical name
Backhousia myrtifolia
Also known as
Carrol, Carrol Ironwood, Grey Myrtle, Ironwood
Family
Myrtaceae
Genus
Backhousia
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Carrol Ironwood

We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Backhousia myrtifolia but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Backhousia australis Backhousia riparia

Others in Backhousia

Backhousia gundarara
Backhousia oligantha
Backhousia hughesii
Backhousia kingii
Backhousia leptopetala
Backhousia subargentea
Giant Ironwood
Backhousia tetraptera
Backhousia angustifolia

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