Calytrix carinata is a species of plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae that is native to arid and semi arid regions of Australia.
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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. carinata
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| Calytrix carinata | |
The shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 3 metres (1 to 10 ft). It blooms between May and October producing pink-purple flowers[1]
Found on dunes, flats and or rocky hillsides in the central Pilbara and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia and the top end and central areas of the Northern Territory where it grows on gravelly soils over laterite.
References edit
- ^ "Calytrix carinata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.