Comesperma calymega, commonly known as blue-spike milkwort, is a slender herb in the family Polygalaceae.[3] It is a perennial herb growing to between 10 cm and 50 cm high,[3] from a short woody rhizome.[4]
Comesperma calymega | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Polygalaceae |
Genus: | Comesperma |
Species: | C. calymega |
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Comesperma calymega | |
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Synonyms[2] | |
Bredemeyera calymega (Labill.) Chodat |
The species was first formally described by French botanist Jacques Labillardière in Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen in 1806, from a specimen collected in Tasmania.[1][5]
The species occurs in the states of South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and Western Australia.[2]
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