Plants of the Castlemaine District
Heath Milkwort - native (Comesperma ericinum)
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Blue Flowers....
Family: Polygalaceae.
Native.
Uncommon.
Recognise:
- it is a blue-violet flowered shrublet
- the flowers are clustered at the top of the plant
- it is leafy, with the small leaves held close to the stems.
The flowers resemble pea flowers. The sepals are modified inro two blue wings, and the petals are in the central part of the flower.
Photos: Heath Milkwort. Fryers Ridge.
