Calytrix harvestiana
Calytrix harvestiana is a species of plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.[1]
| Calytrix harvestiana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Calytrix |
| Species: | C. harvestiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Calytrix harvestiana | |
The shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 0.7 metres (1.0 to 2.3 ft). It usually blooms between September and December producing purple-pink star-shaped flowers.[1]
Found on flats in an area along the west coast of the Mid West region of Western Australia where it grows on sandy soils.
The species was first formally described as Lhotzkya harvestiana by the botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1878 in the work Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. It was reclassified in the genus Calytrix by Lyndley Craven in 1987 in the article A taxonomic revision of Calytrix Labill. (Myrtaceae) in the journal Brunonia.[2]
References
- "Calytrix harvestiana". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- "Calytrix harvestiana (F.Muell.) Craven". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
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