![]() | Smooth Blue-flower Bud & Leaf | Smooth Blue-flower Sepals | ![]() | |||
Class: | Plants (Plantae) - Land Plants (Charophyta) - Land Plants (Equisetopsida) - Shrubs & Bushes | ||||
Order: | Mints (Lamiales) | ||||
Family: | Forget-me-not (Boraginaceae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
Species: | Smooth Blue-flower (Halgania andromedifolia) | ||||
This Photo: | Flower with Raindrops | ||||
Other name: | Lavender Halgania & Scented Blue-flower | ||||
Thank you Ralph Foster & Tony and Jenny Dominelli for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere Smallish, stiff, shiny, green leaves. Pale green / white felted underneath. Blossoms with a blue / pale-purple flower with 5 petals. Leaves superficially resemble Beyeria lechenaultii leaves, but Halgania leaves are much larger and are pointy. | |||||
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