Additional information

• FamilyCampanulaceae
• StoreyLower storey
• Size10-30 cm high
• Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
• LeavesEgg-shaped leaves 1-40 mm x 0.2-11 mm, paired for first few nodes, becoming sparser and narrow lance-shaped, margins wavy.
• Flower colourPale blue
• Flowering timeSeptember to November
• FlowersTiny bell-shaped flowers to 6 mm wide at the end of stems. Petals are edible.
• Bird attractingNo
• Butterfly attractingNectar for butterflies
• Frog habitatNo
• Growing conditionsGravelly or loamy soils and seasonally damp mossy ledges in wet forests. Full sun to full shade.
• Garden useDainty little herb which will seed freely in some gardens, drying out as summer approaches.
• Commercially availableRarely. Order
• Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from very few local sites. Widespread outside the Shire..
• Aboriginal Use Food - flowers

Photo Gallery

Photographer/s: 1 Geoff Lay, Royal Botanic Gardens Board ©; 2 Russell Best, NatureShare ©; 3 Neil Blair Royal Botanic Gardens Board ©; 4 Swee Oon ©

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Plant Communities

09 Myrtle Beech Cool Temperate rainforest (EVC31)	44 Grassy Wetland Complex (EVC 125)
13 Manna Gum Riparian Forest - Upper Yarra (EVC 18)	37 Yarra Gum Grassy Woodland (EVC 175)
22 Silver-leaf Stringybark Heathy Woodland (EVC 48)	29 Green Scentbark Herb-rich Foothill Forest (EVC 23)
19 Long-leaf Box Herb-rich Foothill Forest (EVC 23)	38 Yellow Box Valley Grassy Forest – Middle Yarra (EVC 47)
18 Messmate Shrubby Foothill Forest - Dandenongs (EVC 45)	17 Messmate Herb-rich Foothill Forest (EVC 23)
35 Floodplain Wetland Complex (EVC 172)	08 Mountain Grey Gum Damp Forest – Dandenongs (EVC 29)
21 Broad-leaf Peppermint Heathy Dry Forest (EVC 20)	02 Shining Gum Montane Wet Forest (EVC 39)
07 Mountain Grey Gum Damp Forest - Central Highlands (EVC 29)	39 Sedge Wetland Complex (EVC 136)
41 Swamp Paperbark Riparian Thicket (EVC 59)	32 Silvertop Ash Shrubby Foothill Forest (EVC 45)
33 Mountain Swamp Gum Swampy Riparian Woodland (EVC 83)	43 Buxton Gum Swampy Riparian Woodland (EVC 83)
34 Manna Gum Floodplain Riparian Woodland (EVC 56)	36 Scented Paperbark Riparian Thicket – Central Highlands (EVC 59)
15 Scented Paperbark Riparian Thicket - Middle & Upper Yarra (EVC 59)	04 Alpine Ash Montane Wet Forest (EVC 39)
10 Southern Sassafras Cool Temperate rainforest (EVC 31)	05 Mountain Ash Forest - Central Highlands (EVC 30)
40 Snow Gum Grassy Woodland (EVC 175/37)	30 Swamp Gum Swampy Riparian Woodland (EVC 83)
28 Red Box Grassy Dry Forest - Christmas Hills (EVC 22)	12 Manna Gum Riparian Forest - Dandenongs (EVC 18)
31 Candlebark Grassy Forest (EVC 128)	25 Long-leaf Box Grassy Dry Forest - Southern Dandenongs (EVC 22)
01 Alpine Ash Montane Damp Forest (EVC 38)	26 Red Stringybark Grassy Dry Forest - Middle Yarra (EVC 22)
20 Messmate Lowland Forest (EVC 16)	46 Silvertop Ash Heathy Dry Forest (EVC 20)
03 Narrow-leaf Peppermint Montane damp Forest (EVC 38)	27 Red Stringybark Grassy Dry Forest - Dandenongs (EVC 22)
06 Mountain Ash Wet Forest - Dandenongs (EVC 30)	11 Manna Gum Riparian Forest - Central Highlands (EVC 18)
16 Messmate Shrubby Foothill Forest Central Highlands/UpperYarra (EVC 45)	42 Yellow Box Valley Grassy Forest - Christmas Hills (EVC 47)
45 Lemon Bottlebrush Rocky Outcrop Shrubland (EVC 28)	47 Open Water - Reservoirs, lakes, etc (EVC 718)