Plants of the Castlemaine District
Rock Isotome - native (Isotoma axillaris)
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Family: Campanulaceae (Bluebell family).
Native.
Occurrence: Granite outcrops e.g. Mt Alexander.
Identification:
- it is a herb
- the leaves are deeply divided
- it has starry blue flowers.
It makes a good rockery garden plant. The sap is caustic and best avoided.
Name: axillaris: from the axils (the join of the leaf-stalk and the stem).
Photo 1. Garden specimen. 2: Mt Terrick Terrick. The isotome is growing from cracks in the granite.
