Trachymene coerulea
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| Trachymene coerulea | |
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| Trachymene coerulea at Lake Walyungup, Rockingham Lakes Regional Park | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Araliaceae |
| Genus: | Trachymene |
| Species: | T. coerulea |
| Binomial name | |
| Trachymene coerulea | |
Trachymene coerulea (common name - blue-lace flower) is a herb in the family Araliaceae.[1] It is native to Western Australia.[1][2]
Trachymene coerulea was first described by Robert Graham in 1828, from a plant grown from seed sent to Edinburgh by Charles Fraser, the New South Wales colonial botanist.[3][4]
The plant is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.[5] It can grow up to 1.2 meters tall, and has fan shaped leaves and clusters of blue, purple or white flower heads which each consist of 130 to 300 flowers.[5]
