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Calytrix depressa is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a glabrous shrub with linear to lance-shaped leaves and mauve to violet or yellow flowers with 35 to 75 stamens in several rows.
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.
Calytrix depressa is found from near Kalbarri to the Darling Range near Perth, and from Perth eastwards to near Bonnie Rock, between Bremer Bay and Hopetoun, with an isolated population near Kalgoorlie. It grows on granite outcrops, hills in heath on sand and in forest in the Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Murchison, Swan Coastal Plain and Yalgoo bioregions of south-western Western Australia.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Calytrix depressa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
