Micrantheum ericoides
Micrantheum ericoides is a species of flowering plant in the family Picrodendraceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a small, heath-like, monoecious shrub with linear to narrowly elliptic leaves, and small white or pinkish flowers arranged singly or in pairs. Description
Micrantheum ericoides is a heath-like shrub that typically grows to a height of up to , its new growth sometimes softly-hairy. The leaves are arranged in whorls of three, linear to narrowly elliptic,  long and  wide. The upper surface of the leaves is smooth, the lower surface covered with soft, white hairs. Male flowers are borne on a peduncle  long, the tepals about  long, and there are 3 stamens. Female flowers are on a peduncle that increases to  long at the fruiting stage. Flowering occurs from August to November, and the fruit is a smooth capsule  long and about  wide. Taxonomy
Micrantheum ericoides was first formally described in 1818 by René Louiche Desfontaines in Mémoires du Muséum d'histoire naturelle. The specific epithet (ericoides) means "Erica-like". Distribution and habitat
This species grows in heath and forest in sandy soil in south-eastern Queensland and eastern New South Wales. References

ericoides
Malpighiales of Australia
Flora of Queensland
Flora of New South Wales
Taxa named by René Louiche Desfontaines
Plants described in 1818