Purple dampiera (Dampiera purpurea)
Description
Dampiera purpurea is an erect multi-stemmed plant to 1 m (3.3 ft) high with obovate to elliptic leaves which are 0.9 to 6 cm (0.35 to 2.36 in) long and 0.5 to 4.2 cm (0.20 to 1.65 in) wide. The stems and undersides of leaves are covered in fine hair and rough in texture, while the leaves are bare of hair when mature. The flowers are mainly produced between August and January in the species native range. Three to five flowers arise each on groups of two to nine flower-bearing branches. Reaching 2.5 cm (1 in) in diameter, they are generally blue-purple in colour with yellow centres, though pink and white flowers have been recorded.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Asterales
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Family: Goodeniaceae
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Genus: Dampiera
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