Trymalium ledifolium


Trymalium ledifolium, sometimes called Star Buckthorn, is a plant species in the Rhamnaceae family, found in the south-west of Western Australia. It is a shrub which grows from 0.3 to 2.5 m high, and grows on clay, gravel, loam and sand, on granite, limestone and laterite and on outcrops and dunes. Flowering from June to November, the flowers are a white-cream.

Taxonomy

This species was first described in 1837 by Eduard Fenzl.
Three varieties are recognised:
  • Trymalium ledifolium Fenzl var. ledifolium
  • Trymalium ledifolium var. lineare
  • Trymalium ledifolium var. rosmarinifolium Benth.

Conservation status

It is deemed to be "Not threatened" under Western Australian conservation laws.