Calytrix exstipulata

Calytrix exstipulata, commonly known as Kimberley heather, is a species of plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.[1]

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

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.[1]

Found on plateaus, among rock outcrops and along watercourses in the Kimberley region of Western Australia where it grows on sand or clay soils.

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