Platysace cirrosa
Platysace cirrosa, commonly known as karna, is a perennial herb that is endemic to Western Australia.[1] The Noongar name for the plant is kanna.[2]
| Platysace cirrosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Platysace |
| Species: | P. cirrosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Platysace cirrosa | |
The plant has a twining tuberous habit. The herb or climber blooms between January and March producing yellow flowers. It is found along slopes and drainage lines in the Wheatbelt and Mid West regions where it grows in lateritic or loamy soils over granite.[1]
The species was first described by the botanist Alexander Bunge 1845 in the Umbelliferae section of Johann Georg Christian Lehmann's Plantae Preissianae.[3]
References
- "Platysace cirrosa". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- "Noongar names for plants". kippleonline.net. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- "Platysace cirrosa Bunge". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
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