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Calytrix sagei

Calytrix sagei is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to a restricted area in the south-west of Western Australia. It is a shrub with narrowly oblong to egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and yellow or cream-coloured flowers with about 15 to 25 stamens in several rows.

Description
Calytrix sagei is a shrub that typically grows to a height of . Its leaves are narrowly oblong to egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, long, wide and usually thick. There are stipules up to long at the base of young leaves. The flowers are borne on a peduncle long with spatula-shaped bracteoles long. The floral tube is long and has five to ten ribs. The sepals are long with an awn long. The petals are yellow or cream-coloured and there are 15 to 25 stamens in two or more rows. Flowering has been recorded in October and November. ==Taxonomy==
Taxonomy
Calytrix sagei was first formally described in 2013 by Barbara Lynette Rye in the journal Nuytsia from specimens collected north-east of Pingelly in 1998. The specific epithet (sagei) honours Leigh Sage, who was a joint collector of the type specimens, and who worked extensively on the taxonomy of the Goodeniaceae. ==Distribution and habitat==
Distribution and habitat
This species of Calytrix grows in a range of habitats, including on the edges of salt lake and in sandy clay between Beverley and near Narembeen in the Avon Wheatbelt bioregion of south-western Western Australia. ==Conservation status==
Conservation status
Calytrix sagei is listed as "Priority Two" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, ==References==
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