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Dampiera altissima
Dampiera altissima, commonly known as tall dampiera, is an erect perennial herb of the family Goodeniaceae and is native to Western Australia. It is a perennial herb that generally grows to a height of up to 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in) and has flat, green-grey leaves. The leaves are mostly round and are between 8–60 mm (0.3 to 2.4 in) long. Dampiera altissima flowers during the winter and spring, unveiling small blue-purple flowers. The herb is a ground cover plant found growing on the sandplains, laterite and sandstone of the southwestern region of Western Australia, most common in the Geraldton area north of Perth. The species is sometimes grown as an ornamental plant and is listed as “not threatened”.
Dampiera altissima grows in the South-West Botanical Province of Western Australia, mainly on the coastline of the Irwin Botanical District, which is situated around Geraldton, north of Perth. However, it has been observed growing as far as the Avon Botanical District, east of Perth.
Although not commonly cultivated for any particular uses, D. altissima can be used as an ornamental plant, due to its blue and mauve flowers. When it is used as an ornamental plant, it is suitable for pots and hanging plant baskets. However, as D. altissima is a ground cover plant, it can also be suitable for planting on top of a retaining wall.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dampiera altissima by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
