Platysace filiformis

Platysace filiformis is a perennial flowering plant in the family Apiaceae which is endemic to south-west region of Western Australia.[1][2]

Platysace filiformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Platysace
Species:
P. filiformis
Binomial name
Platysace filiformis
C.Norman, 1939

Description

It is an erect or sprawling shrub, which grows to 0.1–0.6 m (3.9 in – 1 ft 11.6 in) high. It has white or cream flowers, which flower in summer/autumn (November to February). The leaf compoundness is simple and has an arbuscular mycorrhizal root structure.[3]

Habitat

P. filiformis grows in masses in semi-shade under the sheoak trees, Allocasuarina fraseriana, and among jarrah trees, Eucalyptus marginata. It is generally found in lateritic gravelly soils (often moist areas).[4]

References

  1. "Platysace filiformis". iNaturalist Australia. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  2. Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.
  3. Tedersoo, Leho, ed. (2017). Biogeography of Mycorrhizal Symbiosis. Vol. 230. Springer. p. 370. ISBN 9783319563633.
  4. "Florabase—the Western Australian Flora".
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