Calytrix strigosa

Calytrix strigosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Calytrix
Species:
C. strigosa
Binomial name
Calytrix strigosa

Calytrix strigosa is a species of plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.[1]

Description

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

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

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

  1. ^ a b "Calytrix strigosa". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  2. ^ "Calytrix strigosa". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  3. ^ Cunningham, A. (1834). Hooker, W.J. (ed.). "Stipulatae". Botanical Magazine. 61: sub.t. 3323. 
  4. ^ "strigosus,-a,-um". www.plantillustrations.org. Retrieved 2021-07-02.