Australian Native Plants

  Dampiera linearis var elongata (Common Dampiera)


Dampiera linearis var elongata photo
Dampiera linearis, Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia

Photograph by Melburnian. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)




COMMON DAMPIERA FACTS

distribution map showing range of Dampiera linearis in Australia

Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License


Common Name
Common Dampiera

Description
Common Dampiera is a perennial herbaceous plant. with erect or creeping groundcover habit. Leaves are elliptical and may be lobed. Clusters of blue open-petelled flowers produced from July to December.

Growth Characteristics
Height: 0.15m - 0.6m
Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Asterales
Family:Goodeniaceae
Genus:Dampiera
Species:linearis
Variety:'var elongata'
Common Name:Common Dampiera