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Carrot tops
Platysace linearifolia
About
Platysace linearifolia, known as carrot tops, is a slender shrub, found growing on poor sandy soils in eastern Australia, north of Jervis Bay. It may form large colonies and is easily noticed in the late summer and autumn when covered in small white flowers. It grows from 40 cm to 1.5 metres tall. A feature of this plant is the linear leaves, 10 to 25 mm long, and 0.5 to 1 mm wide. The fruit is 2 mm long and wide, with tubercles.
- Family
- Apiaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Platysace linearifolia
- Slug
- platysace-linearifolia
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Platysace
- Species
- linearifolia
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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