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Peplidium foecundum

Peplidium foecundum
Photo: MargaretRDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Phrymaceae (Phrym family)
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
C. & E. Australia
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Peplidium foecundum is a plant in the Phrymaceae family, native to South Australia, Queensland, the Northern Territory and New South Wales.

It was first described by William Robert Barker in 1992. The species epithet, foecundum, is a Latin adjective which describes the plant as "fruitful".

Where it grows

It is found in and beside ephemeral pools, in swamps, on and in the margins of claypans and swales.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Peplidium foecundum 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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