Calytrix amethystina

Calytrix amethystina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
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 Myrtaceae family.[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. 1 2 3 "Calytrix amethystina". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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