Comesperma volubile

Comesperma volubile
Comesperma volubile
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Polygalaceae
Genus: Comesperma
Species: C. volubile
Binomial name
Comesperma volubile
Labill.

Comesperma volubile, commonly known as Love Creeper, is a slender climber in the family Polygalaceae. It grows to between 1 and 2 metres high.[1] The leaves are 10 to 50 mm long and 1 to 5 mm wide.[1] Blue or pale purple flowers are produced in spays from July to December in the species native range.[1] It occurs in heathland and forest in the states of Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland in Australia.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Comesperma volubile". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Comesperma~volubile. Retrieved 2009-09-17. 
  2. ^ Wild Plants of Victoria (database}. Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.