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 (Steud.) Benth. Conservation status It is deemed to be "Not threatened" under Western Australian conservation laws. References