Myrtaceae

Carrol

Backhousia myrtifolia Hook. & Harv.

Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Backhousia

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Carrol (Backhousia myrtifolia) — FlowerPhoto: Petra Holland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 乌饭檬香桃
English: Carrol, Cinnamon myrtle, Grey myrtle, Iron wood, Ironwood, Neverbreak

Synonyms

Backhousia australis G.Benn.
Backhousia riparia Hook. & Harv.

Flowers

In flower: November to January (from 60 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Petra Holland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: M. quinquenervia, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Guy Taseski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bryce Watts-Parker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jay Bee, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Michael Fuchs, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cam Neville, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.