Biology:Comesperma drummondii
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Short description: Species of plant
| Comesperma drummondii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Polygalaceae |
| Genus: | Comesperma |
| Species: | C. drummondii
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| Binomial name | |
| Comesperma drummondii Steetz[1]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Bredemeyera drummondii (Steetz) Steenis | |
Comesperma drummondii, commonly known as Drummond's milkwort, is a slender herb in the family Polygalaceae.[3] It is a perennial herb growing to between 20 cm and 1.2 m high, on sandy and gravelly soils[3] Its pink-blue-purple flowers may be seen from August to November.[3]
The species was first formally described by the botanist Joachim Steetz in Plantae Preissianae in 1848.[1][4]
The species occurs in Western Australia,[2] in Beard's Eremaean and South-West provinces.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Comespermum drummondii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/73960.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Comesperma drummondii Steetz | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:690211-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Comesperma drummondii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/4553.
- ↑ Steetz, J. (1848). Lehmann, J.G.C.. ed. "Polygaleae". Plantae Preissianae 2 (2-3): 301. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/499121.
Wikidata ☰ Q15575069 entry
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