''Actinotus laxus'' is a small plant in the
Apiaceae family, endemic to the southwest coast of
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
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It has no synonyms.]
Description
''Actinotus laxus'' is a perennial herb growing to 0.4 m high and may either straggle or grow as a slender erect plant. The flowering branches are long and slender and the inflorescences are very small. Its white to cream flowers may be seen in December or from January to March.
Habitat
It grows on sandy, peaty, or clayey soils and usually in fresh-water permanent swamps.
Taxonomy
It was first described by Gregory John Keighery
Gregory John Keighery is an Australian botanist. Since 2003 he has been a senior research scientist at the Science and Conservation Division of the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions of Western Australia (formerly the Depa ...
in 1999.[
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References
External links
''Actinotus laxus'' occurrence data
from Australasian Virtual Herbarium
The ''Australasian Virtual Herbarium'' (AVH) is an online resource that allows access to plant specimen data held by various Australian and New Zealand herbaria. It is part of the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA), and was formed by the amalgamat ...
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laxus
Eudicots of Western Australia
Taxa named by Gregory John Keighery
Plants described in 1999