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.