Comesperma ericinum

2 Heath Milkwort at Bundanoon, NSW

Comesperma ericinum at Bundanoon, NSW - 17 Sep 2024
Comesperma ericinum at Bundanoon, NSW - 17 Sep 2024
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Comesperma ericinum 22 Sep 2024 plants
Comesperma ericinum 22 Sep 2024 Curiosity

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This area of the park was burned in 2019-2020. GlossyGal and I were impressed with this spring's floral display.

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Span102 wrote:
   23 Sep 2024
Is this species the one known as 'Purple Match-head' that we were talking about recently?
Curiosity wrote:
   23 Sep 2024
Hi Span102. Yes, this is the plant we were discussing. I call it 'purple' but the book, Native Plants of the Sydney Region by Fairley and Moore, refers to it as Pink Matchheads! The flowers we saw for this sighting were just beginning to open.

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