Calytrix angulata, commonly known as yellow starflower, is a species of plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.[1]
| Calytrix angulata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Calytrix |
| Species: | C. angulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Calytrix angulata | |
The shrub typically grows to a height of 0.2 to 1 metre (1 to 3 ft). It blooms between August and January producing cream-yellow star-shaped flowers[1]
Commonly found on plains and slopes in the Swan Coastal Plain extending into the South West and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils.[1]
The species was first described by the botanist John Lindley in 1839 in the work A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony. Johannes Conrad Schauer described the plant in 1843 as Calycothrix angulata in Monographia Myrtacearum Xerocarpicarum.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Calytrix angulata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Calytrix angulata Lindl". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 12 February 2017.