Common name: Willow Hygro
Hygrophila angustifolia R.Br. APNI* Synonyms: Hygrophila salicifolia (Vahl) Nees APNI*
Description: Erect herb, decumbent with age, usually 50–100 cm high, mostly glabrous; branches 4-angled.
Leaves linear to lanceolate, mostly 2.5–16 cm long, 2–8 mm wide, apex ± obtuse, base attenuate, margins entire and sometimes undulate, glabrous or sparsely hairy; ± sessile.
Axillary clusters of 2–12-flowered; flowers sessile; bracts 2–7 mm long. Calyx 8–10 mm long. Corolla blue, mauve or more usually white with darker markings; tube 6–8 mm long; lobes 3–4 mm long.
Capsule 10–14 mm long, with 2 small apical swellings; seeds numerous.
Flowering: April–August
Distribution and occurrence: Grows in swamps or along creek banks, tolerates inundation; north from Casino.
NSW subdivisions: NC
Other Australian states: Qld W.A. N.T.
Text by J. Everett
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 3 (1992)
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