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Calytrix purpurea (F.Muell.) Craven

Reference
Brunonia 10:58 (1987)
Conservation Code
Priority Two
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Spreading shrub, 0.3-0.6 m high. Fl. purple, Sep to Oct or Dec. White, grey or yellow sand, often over laterite. Sandplains, sand dunes.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 8 December 1995
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains.
IBRA Subregions
Geraldton Hills, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Carnamah, Chapman Valley, Mingenew, Northampton.