Actinotus laxus
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| Actinotus laxus | |
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| A. laxus (photo K.R.Thiele) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Actinotus |
| Species: | A. laxus |
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| Actinotus laxus | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Actinotus laxus is a small plant in the Apiaceae family, endemic to the southwest coast of Western Australia.[3]
Actinotus laxus is a perennial herb growing to 0.4 m high and may either straggle or grow as a slender erect plant. The flowering branches are long and slender and the inflorescences are very small. Its white to cream flowers may be seen in December or from January to March.[3]
Habitat
It grows on sandy, peaty, or clayey soils and usually in fresh-water permanent swamps.[3]