Halgania solanacea is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae. It is a small, perennial herb or shrub with purple-blue flowers and grows to 0.15–1 m (5.9 in – 3 ft 3.4 in) high. It grows in sand, gravelly soils, rocky hillsides and dunes in Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Halgania |
| Species: | H. solanacea
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| Halgania solanacea | |
Taxonomy and naming
editThis species was first formally described in 1857 by Ferdinand von Mueller and the description was published in Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Halgania solanacea". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Halgania solanacea". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ von Mueller, Ferdinand (1857). "Halgania solanacea". Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany. 9: 21. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
External links
edit"Halgania solanacea". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.