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Platysace compressa
Platysace compressa, commonly known as tapeworm plant, is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, ascending or low-lying perennial herb, sometimes with no leaves, or leaves reduced to scales, on flat, winged stems.
Platysace compressa grows on coastal limestone and sand dunes, sometimes on granite hills and outcrops in the Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren bioregions of south-western Western Australia.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Platysace compressa 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.
