Biology:Calytrix simplex
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Calytrix simplex | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Plantae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Tracheophytes |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Angiosperms |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Eudicots |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Rosids |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Myrtales |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Myrtaceae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Calytrix |
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| Calytrix simplex Lindl.
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Calytrix simplex 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 0.15 to 0.5 metres (0.5 to 1.6 ft). It usually blooms between October and December producing purple star-shaped flowers.[1]
Found on ridges and sand plains in a scattered area from the Swan Coastal Plain extending inland into the Wheatbelt where it grows in sandy lateritic soils.
There are two known subspecies:
- Calytrix simplex subsp. simplex
- Calytrix simplex subsp. suboppositifolia
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Calytrix simplex". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/5478.
Wikidata ☰ Q15399873 entry
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