Biology:Calytrix carinata

From HandWiki
Revision as of 05:27, 28 July 2021 by imported>TextAI (over-write)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Short description: Species of flowering plant

Calytrix carinata
Calytrix carinata.jpg
Calytrix carinata flower
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Calytrix
Species:
C. carinata
Binomial name
Calytrix carinata
Craven

Calytrix carinata is a species of plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae that is native to arid and semi arid regions of Australia.

The shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 3 metres (1 to 10 ft). It blooms between May and October producing pink-purple flowers[1]

Found on dunes, flats and or rocky hillsides in the central Pilbara and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia and the top end and central areas of the Northern Territory where it grows on gravelly soils over laterite.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15397990 entry