Platysace clelandii
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| Platysace clelandii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Platysace |
| Species: | P. clelandii |
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| Platysace clelandii | |
Platysace clelandii, is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae and is endemic to New South Wales. It is small shrub with fan-shaped leaves and white flowers.
Platysace clelandii is a small, scrambling shrub to 30–60 cm (12–24 in) high and stems with long, upright, rigid hairs to soft, straight hairs. The leaves are fan-shaped, more or less circular to oval-shaped, usually 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in) long, up to 10 mm (0.39 in) wide, 3-5 lobes, base wedge-shaped, apex sharply toothed and on a petiole 1.5 mm (0.059 in) long. The white flowers are borne in umbels, 2–3 cm (0.79–1.18 in) in diameter, 4-6 rays and linear-shaped bracteoles up to 1.5 mm (0.059 in) long. Flowering occurs from August to February and the fruit about 1.5 mm (0.059 in) long, 2–2.2 mm (0.079–0.087 in) wide, slightly ribbed, wrinkled and sparingly covered in short bristles.[2][3]