Isotoma pusilla

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Small isotome
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Isotoma
Species:
I. pusilla
Binomial name
Isotoma pusilla

Isotoma pusilla, commonly known as small isotome, is a small herbaceous perennial in the family Campanulaceae native to Western Australia. [1]

The erect, spreading, slightly succulent and annual herb typically grows to a height of 0.02 to 0.12 metres (0.1 to 0.4 ft). It blooms between October and December producing blue-purple flowers.

It is found in wet depressions along the west coast in the South West, Wheatbelt and Mid West regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-clay soils. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Isotoma pusilla". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.