Comesperma drummondii
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| Comesperma drummondii | |
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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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Comesperma drummondii | |
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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]
