Calytrix amethystina

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Calytrix amethystina
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Calytrix
Species:
C. amethystina
Binomial name
Calytrix amethystina
Craven, 1987

Calytrix amethystina is a species of flowering plant of the family Myrtaceae.[1][2]

The shrub typically grows to a height of 0.2 to 0.6 metres (1 to 2 ft). It blooms between July and September producing blue-purple-white star shaped flowers.[2]

Found amongst rocky outcrops and on breakaways in inland parts of the Mid West and western parts of the Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows on shallow rocky soils over sandstone or laterite.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Calytrix amethystina Craven". The Plant List. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Calytrix amethystina". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.

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