''Samolus junceus'' in the family
Primulaceae
The Primulaceae , commonly known as the primrose family (but not related to the evening primrose family), are a family of herbaceous and woody flowering plants including some favourite garden plants and wildflowers. Most are perennial though som ...
is a species of
water pimpernel native to Western Australia.
Description
''Samolus junceus'' is an erect or straggling, perennial herb, which grows from 15 cm to 120 cm high, and is almost leafless. Its flowers are white/pink, and may be seen from September to December or January to April. It grows in wet places on sandy, peaty and clayey soils.
Taxonomy
The species was first described by Robert Brown in 1810.
References
External links
''samolus junceus'' occurrence data
from GBIF
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junceus
Plants described in 1810
Flora of Western Australia
Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)