Hemigenia purpurea
| Narrow-leaved Hemigenia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Hemigenia purpurea at Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Australia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Hemigenia |
| Species: | H. purpurea |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemigenia purpurea R.Br. [1] | |
Hemigenia purpurea, with the common name of Narrow-leaved Hemigenia is a small plant growing in the Sydney and Nowra districts of eastern Australia. Often found in poor soils in heathland with a relatively high rainfall. By the coast or in the Blue Mountains.[2]
A small shrub up to 2 metres tall. Leaves in whorls of three. Leaves hairless, narrow, 1 to 1.6 cm long, 1 mm wide, wedged shape with an acute angle at the base of the leaf. Narrow and pointed at the end of the leaf. Leaf stem 2 to 4 mm long. Attractive blue or violet flowers appear mostly from August to April. [3]
Hemigenia purpurea appears similar to certain plants of the Prostanthera genus, however it is distinguished by the thin leaves.
References
- ↑ Robert Brown (1810) Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae p 502
- ↑ "Hemigenia purpurea". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
- ↑ Waratah Software, Smaller Flora Families of the Lane Cove National Park
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, August 25, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.