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Actinotus laxus

Actinotus laxus
Photo: Kevin Thiele from Perth, Australia, CC BY 2.0
Family
Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
SW. Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Actinotus laxus is a small plant in the Apiaceae family, endemic to the southwest coast of Western Australia.

It has no synonyms.

Where it grows

It grows on sandy, peaty, or clayey soils and usually in fresh-water permanent swamps.

Other Actinotus plants

Tiny Flannel Flower · Pink Flannel Flower · Actinotus gibbonsii · Actinotus glomeratus · Flannel Flower · Flannel Flower · Actinotus minor · Splitleaf Flannel Flower · Actinotus novae-zelandiae · Crimson Flannel Flower · Flannel Flowers

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Actinotus laxus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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