| Dampiera lavandulacea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Goodeniaceae |
| Genus: | Dampiera |
| Species: | D. lavandulacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Dampiera lavandulacea Lindl. | |
Dampiera lavandulacea is a flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a small, upright shrub with blue flowers.
Description
Dampiera lavandulacea is an upright or ascending perennial to 70 cm (28 in) high with ribbed, smooth stems. The leaves are sessile, 9–21 mm (0.35–0.83 in) long, 2–11 mm (0.079–0.433 in) wide, oblong to elliptic shaped, rolled under, smooth on upper surface and densely covered with white, short, matted hairs on the lower surface, margins smooth or occasionally with a few teeth, 9–21 mm (0.35–0.83 in) long and 2–11 mm (0.079–0.433 in) wide. The flowers are borne singly in lower leaf axils or up 3 in a cluster in upper axils, pedicel 0.5–1 mm (0.020–0.039 in) long, bracts linear to oblong-shaped and 4–7 mm (0.16–0.28 in) long. The corolla is 10–15 mm (0.39–0.59 in) long, usually blue-lavender with a white centre and the wings 2.5–3 mm (0.098–0.118 in) wide. Flowering occurs in July or September to November and the fruit is egg-shaped up to 4 mm (0.16 in) long.
Taxonomy and naming
Dampiera lavandulacea was first formally described in 1839 by John Lindley and the description was published in A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony. The specific epithet (lavandulacea) means "lavender".
Distribution and habitat
This dampiera is a widespread species growing in south-western Western Australia from coastal areas and to the Eastern Goldfields on sand in heath and woodland.
References
- "Dampiera lavandulacea". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ Rajput, M.T.M; Carolin, R.C (1992). Flora of Australia (PDF). Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia. p. 64. ISBN 0644145536.
- Spooner, Amanda. "Dampiera lavandulacea". Florabase-the Western Australian Flora. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- "Dampiera lavandulacea". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- George, A.S; Sharr, F.A (2021). Western Australian Plant Names and their meanings (4th ed.). Kardinya: Four Gables. p. 243. ISBN 9780958034197.