title: Lithomyrtus retusa
text: # Lithomyrtus retusa
  
  Lithomyrtus retusa is a member of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.
  
  The small tree or shrub typically grows to a height of 1 to 5 metres (3 to 16 ft). It blooms between January and December producing white-pink flowers.
  
  It is found in gullies, escarpments and streambanks in the Kimberley region of Western Australia where it grows in skeletal soils over sandstone.
  
  