Biology:Calytrix parvivallis

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Calytrix parvivallis

Priority Two — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Calytrix
Species:
C. parvivallis
Binomial name
Calytrix parvivallis
Craven

Calytrix parvivallis is a species of plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.[1]

The shrub typically grows to a height of 0.25 to 0.5 metres (1 to 2 ft). It usually blooms in October producing purple flowers.[1]

Found a small area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia near Dowerin where it grows on sand or loam soils.

The species was first formally described by the botanist Lyndley Craven in 1987 in the article A taxonomic revision of Calytrix Labill. (Myrtaceae) in the journal Brunonia.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15395573 entry