Comesperma
Comesperma is a genus of shrubs, herbs and lianas in the family Polygalaceae. The genus is endemic to Australia. It was defined by the French botanist Jacques Labillardière in his 1806 work Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek words come ("hair") and sperma ("seed"), and relates to the seeds bearing tufts of hair. The genus is distributed over southern Australia, particularly in the southwest of Western Australia, where 19...
38 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Love Creeper
speciesComesperma volubile
Pink Matchheads
speciesComesperma ericinum
Blue Spike Milkwort
speciesComesperma calymega
Milkwort
speciesComesperma virgatum
Broom Milkwort
speciesComesperma scoparium
Mountain Milkwort
speciesComesperma retusum
leafless milkwort
speciesComesperma defoliatum
Comesperma sphaerocarpum
speciesComesperma sphaerocarpum
match heads
speciesComesperma esulifolium
Comesperma ciliatum
speciesComesperma ciliatum
Small milkwort
speciesComesperma polygaloides
Comesperma integerrimum
speciesComesperma integerrimum
Comesperma confertum
speciesComesperma confertum
Comesperma flavum
speciesComesperma flavum
Comesperma spinosum
speciesComesperma spinosum
Comesperma hispidulum
speciesComesperma hispidulum
Comesperma drummondii
speciesComesperma drummondii
Comesperma pallidum
speciesComesperma pallidum
Comesperma patentifolium
speciesComesperma patentifolium
Comesperma acerosum
speciesComesperma acerosum
thin-stemmed matchheads
speciesComesperma breviflorum
Comesperma secundum
speciesComesperma secundum
Comesperma sylvestre
speciesComesperma sylvestre
Comesperma aphyllum
speciesComesperma aphyllum
Comesperma nudiusculum
speciesComesperma nudiusculum
Byfield Matchstick
speciesComesperma oblongatum
Comesperma praecelsum
speciesComesperma praecelsum
Comesperma rhyoliticum
speciesComesperma rhyoliticum
Comesperma anemosmaragdinum
speciesComesperma anemosmaragdinum
Comesperma viscidulum
speciesComesperma viscidulum
Comesperma rhadinocarpum
speciesComesperma rhadinocarpum
Comesperma griffinii
speciesComesperma griffinii
Comesperma xanthocarpum
speciesComesperma xanthocarpum
Comesperma sabulosum
speciesComesperma sabulosum
Comesperma minutum
speciesComesperma minutum
Comesperma calcicola
speciesComesperma calcicola
Comesperma albimontanense
speciesComesperma albimontanense
Comesperma lanceolatum
speciesComesperma lanceolatum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 210342.