About Comesperma ericinum DC.
Comesperma ericinum DC. has common names including heath milkwort, pink matchheads, and pyramid flower. It is a slender shrub belonging to the plant family Polygalaceae. This shrub grows to a height between 1 and 1.5 metres, with branches that grow out vertically. Its leaves range from 5 to 25 millimetres in length and 1 to 4 millimetres in width. Purple, lilac-pink, or white winged flowers grow in clusters at the end of stems, and flowering occurs from October to January. The species was first formally described in 1824 by Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in the publication Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis, under the name Comesperma ericina. This original name was later changed to the current accepted name Comesperma ericinum. The species is found in the Australian states of South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland.
