ACANTHACEAE

Barleria lancifolia

Butterfly Barleria

Wildflowers

Local Context

Recorded near the Osprey turn off from Tawny Eagle and along the small streams, but also look for it in sandy or clay soils.

Identification

Growth: Erect or sprawling perennial herb or subshrub up to 1.5 m tall.
Flowers: Blue, mauve, or lilac, sometimes white, shaped like a funnel or tube (up to 4.8 cm long) with spreading lobes.
Leaves: Lance-shaped to egg-shaped up to 11.5 cm long.
Texture: Young parts and buds are covered in dense white velvet-like hairs, while flower clusters often have sticky glandular hairs.
Fruit: Capsule up to 1.8 cm long.

Did You Know?

Unlike many other Barleria species, B. lancifolia is an unarmed plant, meaning it does not have spines or thorns.