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Calytrix exstipulata (Calytrix exstipulata)

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: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Myrtales

            • Family: Myrtaceae

              • Genus: Calytrix