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Calytrix breviseta

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

Calytrix breviseta 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 0.2 to 1 metre (1 to 3 ft). It blooms between August and November producing blue-purple star-shaped flowers[1]

Often found on swampy flats in the Wheatbelt and the south eastern Goldfields-Esperance region where it grows in sandy-clay to loamy soils.

There are two recognised subspecies:

  • Calytrix breviseta subsp. breviseta
  • Calytrix breviseta subsp. stipulosa

References

  1. ^ a b "Calytrix breviseta". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.