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plants of nt darwin Zygomorphic [irregular or bilateral] flowers can be divided by only a single plane into two similar halves e.g. a pea flower

FLOWER COLOUR
YELLOW
RED and ORANGE
PINK and MAUVE
BLUE and PURPLE
WHITE and CREAM
GREEN and VERY SMALL
GRASS
SEDGE

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vine with alternate, compound leaves

Abrus precatoriussubsp. precatorius

vine with alternate trifoliolate leaves

*Calopogonium mucunoides

*Centrosema pascuorum

weak-stemmed herb with alternate leaves

Commelina ensifolia

*Clitoria ternata

Crotalaria verrucosa

Glycine tometella (FABACEAE)

Glycine tomentella

Hybanthus enneaspermus

Hyptis suaveolens

Lindernia aplectra

Lindernia clausa (LINDERNIACEAE)

Lindernia clausa

Lindernia lobelioides (LINDERNIACEAE)

Lindernia lobelioides

Lindernia plantaginea

Macroptilium atropurpureum

LAMIACEAE: FL ca 10mm, numerous in terminal spike to 300mm long, all year round.

Plectranthus scutellarioides

Pogostemon stellatus

POLYGALACEAE; Fl 8mm long, Dec-Aug

Polygala orbicularis

Polygala stenoclada (POLYGALACEAE)

Polygala stenoclada

Pycnospora lutescens (FABACEAE)

Pycnospora lutescens

*Ruellia tuberosa

Utricularia caerulea (LENTIBULARIACEAE)

Utricularia caerulea

LENTIBULARIACEAE: purple 'wings' usually yellow underneath; found Feb-Jul.

Utricularia leptoplectra

Utricularia uliginosa

 

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plants of nt darwin Actinomorphic [regular or star shaped] flowers can be bisected into 3 or more identical sections e.g. a rose or tulip

FLOWER COLOUR
YELLOW
RED and ORANGE
PINK and MAUVE
BLUE and PURPLE
WHITE and CREAM
GREEN and VERY SMALL
GRASS
SEDGE

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Bonamia pannosa

Brunoniella australis (ACANTHACEAE) FL seen Oct–Jan

Brunoniella australis

Brunoniella linearifolia (ACANTHACEAE) FL seen Nov

Brunoniella linearifolia

Burmannia juncea (BURMANNIACEAE)

Burmannia juncea

Byblis liniflora (BYBLIDACEAE)

Byblis liniflora

Cyanotis axillaris

Evolvulus alsinoides CONVOLVULACEAE FL to 12mm across; often on slender pedicel (to 8mm) and peduncle (to 35mm)

Evolvulus alsinoides

Hydrolea zeylanica (HYDROPHYLLACEAE) LV alternate, simple FL 5mm long; inhabits swamp margins.

Hydrolea zeylanica

Knoxia stricta

Lobelia dioica

Monochoria australasica (PONTEDERIACEAE) FL variable in colour; violet, mauve, blue or white; up to 28mm in length.

Monochoria australasica

Murdania graminea (COMMELINIACEAE)

Murdannia graminea

Patersonia macrantha (IRIDACEAE) FL blue to purple-mauve, wilted by afternoon, Nov-Jul.

Patersonia macrantha

*Ruellia tuberosa

Solanum echinatum (SOLANACEAE)

Solanum echinatum

Sowerbaea alliacea

RUBIACEAE: FL 'heads' to ca 25mm acros.

Spermacoce calliantha

Spermacoce leptoloba

Spermacoce occultiseta

Spermacoce phalloides (RUBIACEAE)

Spermacoce phalloides