Comesperma scoparium

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| image = Comesperma scoparium q5828 gnangarra.JPG

| image_caption = Comesperma scoparium at Quairading, Western Australia

| genus = Comesperma

| species = scoparium

| authority = J.Drumm.

| synonyms = *Comesperma scoparium Steetz nom. illeg.

• Bredemeyera scoparia (J.Drumm.) Chodat ex Ewart

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| range_map_caption = Occurrence data from AVH

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Comesperma scoparium, commonly known as broom milkwort, is a small broom-like shrub of the family Polygalaceae.{{FloraBase|name=Comesperma scoparium |id=4561 }} It usually grows to between 0.3 and 1.2 metres high and produces blue flowers between February and November in its native range.

The species was first formally described by James Drummond in The Journal of Botany in 1840 and given the name Comesperma scoparia,{{cite journal|author=Drummond, J.|editor= Hooker, W.J. |date=1840|title= XIX. Botanical Information|journal=The Journal of Botany|

volume= 2

|pages= 369–370|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2925340}} which was later amended to the current name.{{cite web |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Comesperma+scoparium|title=Comesperma scoparium |accessdate=2010-02-24 |work= Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database|publisher = Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra}}

The species occurs in the states of Western Australia, South Australia, and Victoria in Australia.{{cite web| url = http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/speciesfacts_display.cgi?form=speciesfacts&name=Comesperma_scoparium| title = Comesperma scoparium| accessdate = 2021-01-04| work = Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet| publisher = State Herbarium of South Australia}}