Prodr. 12: 174 (1848) APNI
Taxonomic status:Accepted
Occurrence status:Present
Establishment means:Native
Procumbent sometimes rhizomatous herb to 60 cm high; branches with sparse to dense, septate, spreading or retrorse hairs. Leaves ovate or oblong-ovate, 10–80 mm long, 5–30 mm wide, surfaces with scattered septate hairs, apex obtuse to acute, margin serrate; petiole 1–12 mm long. Flowers in loose c. 4–8(–12)-flowered clusters in axils of distal leaves; pedicels usually subequal to or longer than calyx. Calyx 3.5–5 mm long, c. 15-veined, lobes acuminate, c. one-quarter to half as long as tube, sparsely to densely hairy outside; corolla white to mauve or pale blue, exceeding calyx by 3–5 mm, lobes 2.5–3.5 mm long, the posterior one shallowly emarginate; anthers strongly exserted. Flowers Jan.–Jul.
CVU, DunT, EGL, EGU, GipP, Glep, Gold, GGr, HFE, HNF, HSF, MuF, NIS, OtP, OtR, SnM, Strz, VAlp, VRiv, VVP, WaP, WPro, Wim. Also SA, NSW, ACT. Locally common in montane forests of the Grampians, Otways and eastern ranges, occasionally in lower, open vegetation surrounding swamps and streams.
Bioregion | Occurrence status | Establishment means | |
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Wimmera | present | native | |
Glenelg Plain | present | native | |
Victorian Volcanic Plain | present | native | |
Victorian Riverina | present | native | |
Murray Fans | present | native | |
Gippsland Plain | present | native | |
Otway Plain | present | native | |
Warrnambool Plain | present | native | |
Goldfields | present | native | |
Central Victorian Uplands | present | native | |
Greater Grampians | present | native | |
Dundas Tablelands | present | native | |
Northern Inland Slopes | present | native | |
East Gippsland Lowlands | present | native | |
East Gippsland Uplands | present | native | |
Wilsons Promontory | present | native | |
Highlands-Southern Fall | present | native | |
Highlands-Northern Fall | present | native | |
Otway Ranges | present | native | |
Strzelecki Ranges | present | native | |
Highlands-Far East | present | native | |
Victorian Alps | present | native | |
Snowy Mountains | present | native |
State |
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South Australia |
New South Wales |
Australian Capital Territory |
Victoria |