Biology:Calytrix pulchella

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Calytrix pulchella

Priority Three — 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. pulchella
Binomial name
Calytrix pulchella
(Turcz.) B.D.Jacks

Calytrix pulchella 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 0.3 to 0.7 metres (1.0 to 2.3 ft). It usually blooms between August and November producing pink star-shaped flowers.[1]

Found on ridges and flats in a scattered area in the southern Wheatbelt and Great Southern regions of Western Australia where it grows on sandy soils.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15397943 entry