Brookvale Public School
 
 Dampiera
 
 
By: Sussan & Aileen

Common Name : Dampiera

Botanical Name : Dampiera stricta

Location : Dee Why Headland

Common/Uncommon : Uncommon

Plant Height : Shrub, 30 centimetres

Flower Colour : Light purple/blue

Flower Size : 1 centimetre with 5 small petals

Leaf Size : 1 centimetre

Leaf Shape : Thin oval shaped, light green

Other information :

A small shrub named after the explorer William Dampier. There are 58 kinds throughout Australia. Found in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria & Tasmania.