Calytrix viscida

Calytrix viscida is a shrub that typically grows to a height of and has glabrous young stems. Its leaves are oblong to narrowly oblong, long and wide on a petiole long, with stipules present on young leaves. The flowers are in diameter, on a peduncle long with bracteoles joined at the base for long. The floral tube is long and has five ribs. The sepals are egg-shaped, long and glabrous with an awn long. The petals are pink with a yellow base, long, and there are about 15 to 18 stamens in a single row, the filaments bright yellow long. Flowering has been recorded in August and September. ==Taxonomy==

Calytrix viscida was first formally described in 2013 by Barbara Lynette Rye in the journal Nuytsia from specimens collected on the Jackson Range in 2006. The specific epithet (viscida) means "sticky" and refers to the bracteoles. ==Distribution and habitat==

This species of Calytrix grows on a duricrust rise and in shallow soil with ironstone gravel, with Melaleuca hamata and M.leiocarpa in the Coolgardie bioregion of inland Western Australia. ==Conservation status==

Calytrix viscida is listed as "Threatened Flora (Declared Rare Flora — Extant)" by the Department of Environment and Conservation (Western Australia) ==References==