Calytrix chrysantha

Short description: Species of flowering plant

Calytrix chrysantha

Calytrix chrysantha at Kings Park

Conservation status

Priority Four — Rare Taxa (DEC)

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Rosids
Order:  | Myrtales
Family:  | Myrtaceae
Genus:  | Calytrix
Species:  |

C. chrysantha

Binomial name
Calytrix chrysantha

Craven

Calytrix chrysantha 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 1.3 metres (1 to 4 ft). It blooms between December and February producing yellow star shaped flowers[1]

Found on flat areas of the Geraldton Sandplains in the Wheatelt and Mid West regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Calytrix chrysantha". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/5447.

Wikidata ☰ Q15398348 entry

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