Family: Polygalaceae
Plant: A slender erect shrub up to 1.5m high with reddish stems.
Flowers: Rich pink to purple consisting of 2 spreading petal-like sepals, 2 tiny petals and yellow stamens. The flowers are borne in racemes at the top of stems.
Flowering: September-December.
Fruit: An ovoid capsule 7-8mm long with a narrow wing.
Leaves: Alternate, oblong to linear, 5-25mm long and 1-4mm wide with recurved margins.
Habitat: Heathland and dry sclerophyll forest
Features: Rich pink to purple 2-winged flowers at top of stems.
Name:
Comesperma
From Greek = hair-seed (referring to the tufts of hair on its seeds)
ericinum From Latin = heath-like
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Type |
Shrub |
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Flowers |
Form |
Irregular, Cluster |
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Colour(s) |
Pink, Purple |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
Few |
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Flowering Month |
9, 10, 11, 12 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Capsule |
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Colour |
Brown |
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Other Features |
- |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Alternate |
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Type |
Simple |
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Shape |
Linear |
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Length |
Short |
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Margins |
Entire |
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Attachment |
Unstalked |
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Other Features |
- |
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Bark |
- |
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Habitat |
Dry sclerophyll forest, Heathland |
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