Calytrix erosipetala

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

Calytrix erosipetala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Calytrix
Species:
C. erosipetala
Binomial name
Calytrix erosipetala

The shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 0.7 metres (1 to 2 ft). It blooms between September and October producing white-pink star-shaped flowers.[1]

Found among granite breakaways in the eastern Mid West and the south western Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows on rocky sandstone based soils.

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