Halgania andromedifolia commonly known as lavender halgania,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae. It is a small, upright or spreading perennial shrub with blue flowers and grows in New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia and Victoria.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Halgania |
| Species: | H. andromedifolia
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Description
editHalgania andromedifolia is an upright, hairy, sparsely branched shrub to 1.3 m (4 ft 3 in) high. The leaves are oblong to narrowly elliptic, 10–25 mm (0.39–0.98 in) long, 2–6 mm (0.079–0.236 in) wide, margins rolled under, upper surface sticky, lower surface whitish, apex blunt and the petiole up to 2 mm (0.079 in) long. The blue flowers are borne at the end of stems in small clusters 10–15 mm (0.39–0.59 in) in diameter, corolla 5–8 mm (0.20–0.31 in) long, petals lance-shaped and hairy on the outside. Flowering occurs from August to November and the fruit is a drupe containing one seed.[2][3][4]
Taxonomy
editHalgania andromedifolia was first formally described in 1859 by Hans Hermann Behr and Ferdinand von Mueller and the description was published in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae.[5][6]
Distribution and habitat
editLavender halgania grows in loam, clay and gravel in New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia and Victoria.[2][3][7]
References
edit- ^ "Halgania andromedifolia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ a b c Wilson, Peter. "Halgania andromedifolia". PlantNET-NSW Flora online. Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Halgania andromedifolia". VICFLORA-Flora of Victoria. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Halgania andromedifolia". eFloraSA-Flora of South Australia. State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Halgania andromedifolia". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ Behr, Hans; von Mueller, Ferdinand (1859). Fragmenta Photographiae Australiae. Melbourne. p. 209.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Halgania andromedifolia". Florabase-the Western Australian Flora. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 23 July 2024.