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Xanthosia candida

Xanthosia candida
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
SW. Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Xanthosia candida is a low-lying, perennial herb in the family Apiaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has long, slender stems, irregularly toothed or lobed leaves and small white, green or creamy-yellow flowers.

Where it grows

Xanthosia candida grows on hills, ridges and rocky outcrops in the Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren bioregions of south-western Western Australia and is listed as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.

Other Xanthosia plants

Tufted Xanthosia · Xanthosia ciliata · Xanthosia collina · Cut Leaved Xanthosia · Xanthosia eichleri · Xanthosia fruticulosa · Heath Xanthosia · Xanthosia kochii · Cut Leaf Xanthosia · Xanthosia peduncularis · Woolly Xanthosia · Southern Cross

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Xanthosia candida 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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