Isotoma hypocrateriformis
| Woodbridge poison | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Genus: | Isotoma |
| Species: | I. hypocrateriformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Isotoma hypocrateriformis | |
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Isotoma hypocrateriformis, commonly known as Woodbridge poison, is a small herbaceous perennial in the family Campanulaceae native to Western Australia.[1] It is found in a variety of habitats in the South West, Wheatbelt and Great Southern regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils around granite.[1]
The erect, succulent and annual plant typically grows to a height of 0.08 to 0.6 metres (0.3 to 2.0 ft). It blooms between September and January producing white-blue-purple-pink flowers. Flowers are about 2.5 cm in length.
I. hypocrateriformis is known as Woodbridge poison because it resembled a toxic European plant to early settlers.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Isotoma hypocrateriformis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "The Swan River Colony's Poison Plant Saga". www.wanaturalists.org.au.