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Platysace commutata

Platysace commutata
Photo: Sue Jaggar, CC BY 4.0
Family
Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
SW. Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Platysace commutata is a shrub that is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has linear leaves and white to cream-coloured or blue flowers.

Where it grows

Often found among quartzite rocks on hilltops and summits, P. commutata is distributed widely but with a scattered population in the Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest and Mallee bioregions of south-western Western Australia.

Other Platysace plants

Platysace cirrosa · Platysace clelandii · Tapeworm Plant · Platysace deflexa · Platysace effusa · Heath Platysace · Platysace filiformis · Shrubby Platysace · Carrot Tops · Platysace maxwellii · Platysace

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Platysace commutata 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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