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Calytrix simplex is a species of plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Western Australia.[1]

Calytrix simplex
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Calytrix
Species:	C. simplex
Binomial name
Calytrix simplex Lindl.

The shrub typically grows to a height of 0.15 to 0.5 metres (0.5 to 1.6 ft). It usually blooms between October and December producing purple star-shaped flowers.[1]

Found on ridges and sand plains in a scattered area from the Swan Coastal Plain extending inland into the Wheatbelt where it grows in sandy lateritic soils.

There are two known subspecies:

• Calytrix simplex subsp. simplex
• Calytrix simplex subsp. suboppositifolia

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