Platysace Bunge

Leaves not stem clasping Platysace

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Leaves mostly 5–10 mm long, linear to subulate, more spreading and usually firmer than in P. linearifolia. Stems short, diffuse, ± glandular pubescent. Umbels small, compact. Low shrub, often less than 30 cm high. Widespread. Heath and DSF. Sandy soils. Fl. spring–summer Platysace ericoides

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Leaves 10–25 mm long, narrow-linear to subulate, much more slender and less spreading than P. ericoides. Stems erect or ascending, glabrous. Umbels with slender rays. Erect or spreading shrub up to 150 cm high. Widespread. Heath and DSF. Sandy soils. Fl. spring–summer Platysace linearifolia