Comesperma virgatum

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Comesperma virgatum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Polygalaceae
Genus: Comesperma
Species:
C. virgatum
Binomial name
Comesperma virgatum
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Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms [2]

Comesperma virgatum, commonly known as milkwort, is a herb in the family Polygalaceae. [3] It is an erect slender herb growing to between 30 cm and 1.6 m high, on sandy and lateritic soils, and sometimes in swampy conditions. Its pink to purple flowers may be seen from September to December or January to March. [3]

The species was first formally described by French botanist Jacques Labillardière in Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen in 1806, from a specimen collected in Van Leuwin's Land. [1] [4]

The species occurs in Western Australia. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Comespermum virgatum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. 1 2 "Comesperma virgatum Labill. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Comesperma virgatum". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  4. Labillardiere, J.J.H. de (1806). "Diadelphia octandria". Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen. 2 (16): 21, t. 159.