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Cartonema philydroides

Cartonema philydroides
Photo: Kevin Thiele from Perth, Australia, CC BY 2.0
Family
Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
SW. Western Australia
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

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Cartonema philydroides is a herb in the Commelinaceae family.

The perennial caespitose herb typically grows to a height of 0.1 to 0.5 metres (0.3 to 1.6 ft). It blooms between October and December producing yellow flowers.

Other Cartonema plants

Cartonema parviflorum · Cartonema spicatum · Cartonema

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cartonema philydroides 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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