Thryptomene is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus Thryptomene are shrubs with small leaves arranged in opposite pairs and white or pink flowers. About forty-seven species of Thryptomene, occurring in all Australian states and the Northern Territory, have been formally described.
Thryptomene micrantha, commonly known as ribbed thryptomene, is a shrub in the family Myrtaceae. The species is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It grows to between 1 and 2 metres in height and produces white flowers between late winter and early summer.
Thryptomene saxicola, commonly known as rock thryptomene, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a spreading shrub with small oval or egg-shaped leaves and pale pink flowers arranged in leaf axils. It is hardy plant, common in cultivation, sometimes as "Payne's hybrid" or Thryptomene paynei.
Thryptomene baeckeacea is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae. It grows to between 0.2 and 1.2 metres high and produces white, pink or purple flowers between May and October in the species' native range. The species is endemic to Western Australia.
Thryptomene hyporhytis is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae. It grows to between 0.2 and 0.7 metres high and produces white or pink flowers between June and October in the species' native range. The species is endemic to Western Australia.
Thryptomene australis, commonly known as hook-leaf thryptomene, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, bushy and spreading shrub with upward-pointing leaves with the tip curving outwards, and flowers with white petals arranged spike-like near the ends of the branchlets.
Thryptomene biseriata is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to arid areas of southern central Australia. It is an erect, multi-stemmed shrub with more or less round to club-shaped leaves and pink flowers with five petals and five stamens.
Thryptomene cuspidata is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.
Thryptomene denticulata is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.
Thryptomene eremaea is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.
Thryptomene johnsonii is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.
Thryptomene kochii is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.
Thryptomene mucronulata is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.
Thryptomene naviculata is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.
Thryptomene nealensis is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.
Thryptomene racemulosa is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.
Thryptomene stenophylla is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.
Thryptomene striata is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.
Thryptomene strongylophylla is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.
Thryptomene wittweri is a shrub species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.
