Calytrix Breviseta
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''Calytrix breviseta'' is a species of plant in the myrtle family
Myrtaceae Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All speci ...
that is
endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to Western Australia. The shrub typically grows to a height of . It blooms between August and November producing blue-purple star-shaped flowers. Often found on swampy flats in the Wheatbelt and the south eastern Goldfields-Esperance region where it grows in sandy-clay to loamy soils. There are two recognized
subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...
: * ''Calytrix breviseta'' subsp. ''breviseta'' * ''Calytrix breviseta'' subsp. ''stipulosa''


References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15397397 Plants described in 1839 breviseta Flora of Western Australia