''Calytrix simplex'' 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 October and December producing purple star-shaped flowers. Found on ridges and sand plains in a scattered area from the

Swan Coastal Plain The Swan Coastal Plain in Western Australia is the geographic feature which contains the Swan River as it travels west to the Indian Ocean. The coastal plain continues well beyond the boundaries of the Swan River and its tributaries, as a geol ...

extending inland into the Wheatbelt where it grows in sandy lateritic soils. There are two known

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 simplex'' subsp. ''simplex'' * ''Calytrix simplex'' subsp. ''suboppositifolia''

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q15399873 Plants described in 1839

simplex In geometry, a simplex (plural: simplexes or simplices) is a generalization of the notion of a triangle or tetrahedron to arbitrary dimensions. The simplex is so-named because it represents the simplest possible polytope in any given dimension. ...

Flora of Western Australia