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Calytrix desolata S.Moore

Reference
J.Linn.Soc.,Bot. 34:191 (1898)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Shrub, 0.3-1.5 m high. Fl. pink/pink-purple-blue/purple, Mar to Oct. Sandy clay, red sand. Weathered granite, stony plains & rises, creek beds.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 7 December 1995

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Gascoyne, Great Victoria Desert, Murchison, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Ashburton, Augustus, Eastern Murchison, Shield, Tallering, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Carnarvon, Cue, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Mount Magnet, Murchison, Sandstone, Upper Gascoyne, Wiluna.