Isotoma axillaris

Isotoma axillaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Subfamily: Lobelioideae
Genus: Isotoma
Species: I. axillaris
Binomial name
Isotoma axillaris
Lindl.

Isotoma axillaris, commonly known as rock isotome, is a small herbaceous perennial in the family Campanulaceae. It grows to 50 cm high and has divided leaves. The blue to mauve star-shaped flowers appear between September and May in the species native range. It occurs in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, often on rocky outcrops.[1]

The species was first formally described by botanist John Lindley in 1826 in Edward's Botanical Register.[2]


References

  1. "Isotoma axillaris Lindl.". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  2. "Isotoma axillaris". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
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