Teucrium micranthum

Teucrium micranthum is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, and is endemic to a restricted area of Queensland. It is an erect subshrub with small, aromatic, egg-shaped to elliptic leaves and small white flowers.

Description
Teucrium micranthum is an erect subshrub that typically grows to a height of 10–30 cm, with moderately to densely hairy branches that are square in cross-section. The leaves are aromatic and arranged in opposite pairs, egg-shaped to elliptic, 4–7 mm long and 3–7 mm wide on a petiole up to 1 mm long. The flowers are arranged in groups of between four and twenty, each flower in a leaf axil. The five sepals are about 2 mm long, joined at the base for about half their length, and densely hairy on the outside. The petals are white, 2.5–3 mm long and barely longer than the sepals.

Taxonomy
Teucrium micranthum was first formally described in 2002 by Barry Conn in the journal Telopea from specimens collected in Carnarvon National Park in 1999. The specific epithet (micranthum) refers to the small petals of this species.

Distribution and habitat
This germander grows in woodland and forest with brigalow and Eucalyptus species between Springsure and Charleville in the North Kennedy and Leichhardt botanical districts of Queensland.

Conservation status
Teucrium micranthum is listed as of "least concern" under the Queensland Government Nature Conservation Act 1992.