Additional information

• FamilyGentianaceae
• StoreyLower storey
• Size5-30 cm high
• Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
• LeavesPairs of stem-clasping, erect broadly egg-shaped leaves 3-12 mm x 2-10 mm.
• Flower colourLemon-yellow
• Flowering timeOctober to December
• FlowersTerminal clusters of up to 5 tiny 5-petalled flowers. Leaf-like bracts below flowerhead.
• Bird attractingNo
• Butterfly attractingNo
• Frog habitatNo
• Growing conditionsVariable. Moist to seasonally wet soil in riparian forest and woodland or dryish slopes of grassy forests. Full sun to semi shade.
• Garden useA small plant for dryish to moist gardens.
• Commercially availableNever
• Conservation statusScattered distribution in a few sites within the Shire.

Photo Gallery

Photographer/s: 1 Ken Harris ©; 2 Russell Best, NatureShare ©; 3, 4 Richard Hartland ©

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