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Platysace compressa (Labill.) C.Norman
Tapeworm Plant

Reference
J.Bot. 77:209 (1939)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, ascending or procumbent perennial, herb, 0.15-1(-1.2) m high. Fl. white/cream, Sep to Dec or Jan to Mar. Coastal limestone & sand dunes, granite hills & rocks, rocky outcrops.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 11 February 1997
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Augusta Margaret River, Denmark, Esperance, Jerramungup, Manjimup, Plantagenet, Ravensthorpe.