''Calytrix gracilis'' 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 to Western Australia. The shrub typically grows to a height of . It usually blooms between August and October producing violet-blue star-shaped flowers. Found on sandy ridges, on breakaway and among sandy outcrops in the

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and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia between Geraldton and the

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where it grows on sand or sand-loam soils over laterite. The species was first formally described by the

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George Bentham in 1867 in the article ''Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae.'' in the work '' Flora Australiensis''. The only synonym is ''Calycothrix gracilis'' as described by

Ferdinand von Mueller Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, (german: Müller; 30 June 1825 – 10 October 1896) was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist. He was appointed government botanist for the then colony of Vict ...

in 1882 in the work ''Systematic Census of Australian Plants''.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q15397042 gracilis Endemic flora of Western Australia Rosids of Western Australia Plants described in 1867 Taxa named by George Bentham