" Desert heath-myrtle
Meaning: Flame, I burn
Thryptomene maisonneuvii | Northern Territory
Traditionally, Anangu women beat pukara (Pit.) with a wooden bowl to collect dew containing nectar from the flowers. Thryptomene, derived from Greek, means coy or prudish; this bush appears modest but in winter through to spring produces a cloak of tiny white flowers with red centres, blooming as if revealing a secret. "
― Holly Ringland , The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart