Biology:Platysace filiformis
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Platysace filiformis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Platysace |
| Species: | P. filiformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Platysace filiformis C.Norman, 1939
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Platysace filiformis is a perennial flowering plant in the family Apiaceae which is endemic to south-west region of Western Australia.[1][2]
Description
It is an erect or sprawling shrub, which grows to 0.1–0.6 m (3.9 in–1 ft 11.6 in) high. It has white or cream flowers, which flower in summer/autumn (November to February). The leaf compoundness is simple and has an arbuscular mycorrhizal root structure.[3]
Habitat
P. filiformis grows in masses in semi-shade under the sheoak trees, Allocasuarina fraseriana, and among jarrah trees, Eucalyptus marginata. It is generally found in lateritic gravelly soils (often moist areas).[4]
References
- ↑ "Platysace filiformis" (in en-GB). https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/989788-Platysace-filiformis.
- ↑ Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.
- ↑ Tedersoo, Leho, ed (2017). Biogeography of Mycorrhizal Symbiosis. 230. Springer. p. 370. ISBN 9783319563633.
- ↑ "Florabase—the Western Australian Flora". https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/6253?fbclid=IwAR2uy8Tn9UGQmgsPwv7gCUBkTMC7ZEtA1WWgf1T9D1-3gu8HdV9y8eQnQ8E.
Wikidata ☰ Q17140532 entry
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