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Calytrix variabilis

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

Calytrix variabilis 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 0.3 to 1.5 metres (1.0 to 4.9 ft). It usually blooms between July and December producing pink-purple star-shaped flowers.[1]

Found on Swan Coastal Plain extending into the southern Wheatbelt and South West region of Western Australia where it grows on lateritic soils.

The species was first formally described by the botanist John Lindley in 1839 in the work A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Calytrix variabilis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  2. ^ "Calytrix variabilis Lindl". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 23 February 2017.