Calytrix strigosa
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Calytrix |
| Species: | C. strigosa
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Calytrix strigosa is a species of plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.[1]
Description
[edit]The semi-prostrate shrub typically grows to a height of 0.15 to 1.6 metres (0.5 to 5.2 ft). It usually blooms between August and November producing pink-purple and yellow star-shaped flowers.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]The plant was first described by Alan Cunningham in 1834.[2][3]
The epithet, strigosa, is a Botanical Latin adjective describing the sepals of the plant as having "straight rigid close-pressed rather short bristle-like hairs".[4]
Distribution
[edit]Found on sand dunes and sand plains in a large area from the Mid West extending into the Wheatbelt and the Swan Coastal Plain where it grows in sandy lateritic soils.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Calytrix strigosa". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Calytrix strigosa". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- ^ Cunningham, A. (1834). Hooker, W.J. (ed.). "Stipulatae". Botanical Magazine. 61: sub.t. 3323.
- ^ "strigosus,-a,-um". www.plantillustrations.org. Retrieved 2021-07-02.