''Calytrix carinata'' is a species of plant in the myrtle family

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that is native to arid and semi arid regions of Australia. The shrub typically grows to a height of . It blooms between May and October producing pink-purple flowers Found on dunes, flats and or rocky hillsides in the central

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and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia and the

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and central areas of the

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where it grows on gravelly soils over laterite.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15397990 Plants described in 1987 carinata Flora of Western Australia