Slender trailing rhizomatous herb with fine rigid hairs on the stems. Blue-green opposite lance-shaped leaves tapering to a tip. Erect clusters of 1-6 pale blue to mauve cup-shaped flowers. Pale mauve, dark-veined flowers that flower from September to December

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Habitat Moist well-drained and seasonally wet soils. Widespread in a range of environments including grassland, woodlands and forest, but rarely common. Dies back in dry periods and reshoots once it rains.
Size 15 to 60 cm high
Origin Native
Distribution Southeastern Australia From NSW to SA including Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southeastern Australia From NSW to SA including Tasmania
Habitat
Moist well-drained and seasonally wet soils. Widespread in a range of environments including grassland, woodlands and forest, but rarely common. Dies back in dry periods and reshoots once it rains.
Size
15 to 60 cm high
Common Name Slender Speedwell
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
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Classification

Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumCharophyta
ClassEquisetopsida
SubclassMagnoliidae
SuperorderAsteranae
OrderLamiales
FamilyPlantaginaceae
GenusVeronica
SpeciesVeronica gracilis
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