Calytrix exstipulata

(Calytrix exstipulata)

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Description

Calytrix exstipulata, commonly known as Kimberley heather, is a species of plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.The shrub or tree typically grows to a height of 0.5 to 4.5 metres 2 to 15 ft. It usually blooms between March and September producing white-pink star-shaped flowers.Found on plateaus, among rock outcrops and along watercourses in the Kimberley region of Western Australia where it grows on sand or clay soils.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Calytrix
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