Comesperma calymega Labill. is a plant in the Polygalaceae family, order Fabales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Comesperma calymega Labill. (Comesperma calymega Labill.)
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Comesperma calymega Labill.

Comesperma calymega Labill.

Comesperma calymega (blue-spike milkwort) is a perennial polygalaceous herb native to four Australian states.

Family
Genus
Comesperma
Order
Fabales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Comesperma calymega Labill.

Comesperma calymega, commonly called blue-spike milkwort, is a slender perennial herb in the Polygalaceae family. It grows between 10 cm and 50 cm tall, emerging from a short woody rhizome. French botanist Jacques Labillardière first formally described this species in 1806, in the publication Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen, based on a specimen that had been collected in Tasmania. This species is found in South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and Western Australia.

Photo: (c) Reiner Richter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Reiner Richter · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Polygalaceae Comesperma

More from Polygalaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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