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]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Polygalaceae |
Genus: | Comesperma |
Species: | C. drummondii |
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Comesperma drummondii | |
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Synonyms[2] | |
Bredemeyera drummondii (Steetz) Steenis |
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]
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