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Comesperma polygaloides
An erect, perennial forb, 10-20cm tall, rarely to 35cm tall. The leaves are bluish-green, 0.5-1.7cm long, narrowly oblong to oblong, sub- sessile and 0.1-0.3cm wide. Clumps of upright shoots arise from woody underground rhizomes. The small, purple-mauve, butterfly-like flowers are in racemes 2-7cm long. The seed is covered with fine hairs, aiding wind dispersal. Flowering and seed-set generally occur between November and February.
Grassland
Listed as threatened on the FFG
Spotted on Dec 20, 2012
Submitted on Dec 22, 2012
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