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Pyramid flower - Comesperma ericinum  Australia,Comesterma ericinum,Geotagged,Spring,ericinum Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Pyramid flower - Comesperma ericinum

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''Comesperma ericinum'', commonly known as heath milkwort, pink matchheads or pyramid flower, is a slender shrub of the family Polygalaceae.
It grows to between 1 and 1.5 metres high and branches out vertically. The leaves are 5 to 25 mm long and 1 to 4 mm wide. Purple, lilac-pink or white "winged" flowers are produced in clusters at the end of the stems from October to January.

The species was first formally described by Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in ''Prodromus.. more

Similar species: Fabales
Species identified by Ernst
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Uploaded Mar 4, 2019. Captured Dec 5, 2018 15:32 in 59 Quarry Rd, Dural NSW 2158, Australia.
  • Canon EOS 700D
  • f/11.0
  • 1/332s
  • ISO3200
  • 146mm