Calytrix depressa

taxobox
name = "Calytrix depressa"

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image_caption = "Calytrix depressa" near Eneabba, Western Australia.
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Myrtales
familia = Myrtaceae
genus = "Calytrix"
species = "C. depressa"
binomial = "Calytrix depressa"
binomial_authority = (Turcz.) Benth.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text.
synonyms = *"Calytrix stowardii" S.Moore
*"Calytrix tenuifolia" (Meisn.) Benth.|

"Calytrix depressa" is a species of shrub in the family Myrtaceae, endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.

Description

The species can grow up to 2 metres in heightcite web|title="Calytrix depressa"|url=http://asgap.org.au/c-dep.html
publisher=Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP)|accessdate=2008-05-14] , but is usually between 0.2 and 1 metre high in its native range.FloraBase|name="Calytrix depressa"|id=5450] The leaves are linear to cylindrical and usually around 1 cm in length.cite book|author=Seale, Alan| title=Garden Companion to Native Plants| publisher=Reed Books|location=Australia | year=1988 | id=ISBN 0730101878] The leaves have a flattened base, which is alluded to in the Latin specific epithet "depressa". Numerous flowers, each about 1 to 1.3 cm in diameter, cover the plant in summer . Northern forms have pink to light purple colouring on the outer petals and a contasting yellow centre, while all-yellow forms are found in the south. The petals are wider than many other "Calytrix" species. As with most species in the genus, the calyx lobes have prominent awns that extend well-beyond the extent of the petals.

Cultivation

This species requires a moist but well-drained position, with filtered sunlight.The species may be propagated from cuttings or seed, the latter resulting in stronger plants although difficult to germinate. Plants may sometimes be affected by root rot in hot, humid climates, or scale.

Distribution

The species occurs in the Southwest Botanical Province and the Eremaean Botanical Province

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