Narrow-leaved hemigenia

Hemigenia purpurea

''Hemigenia purpurea'', with the common name of narrow-leaved hemigenia is a small plant growing in the Sydney and Nowra districts of eastern Australia. Often found in poor soils in heathland with a relatively high rainfall. By the coast or in the Blue Mountains.
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Appearance

A small shrub up to 2 metres tall. Leaves in whorls of three. Leaves hairless, narrow, 1 to 1.6 cm long, 1 mm wide, wedged shape with an acute angle at the base of the leaf. Narrow and pointed at the end of the leaf. Leaf stem 2 to 4 mm long. Attractive blue or violet flowers appear mostly from August to April.

''Hemigenia purpurea'' appears similar to certain plants of the genus ''Prostanthera''; however, it is distinguished by the thin leaves.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusHemigenia
SpeciesH. purpurea
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Australia