Summary ²

Mat-forming, hairless perennial herb; creeping, branched stems up to 25 cm and rooted at nodes. Leaf blades 5-16 x 5-12 mm, arranged alternately along stems; undivided and ovate with slightly crenulated margins; shiny, dark green on upper surface. Flowers are solitary, funnel-shaped, bilaterally symmetrical; 5 petals; lilac on the outside, white inside; anthers deep purple. Fruit: A berry with many seeds; 10-15 mm diameter; green to purplish.

Distribution ²

Introduced to South Georgia, can be found at Grytviken and Stromness Bay.
Native to the Falkland Islands

Comments ³

Found in moist places. Unlikely to be confused with any other of the plants found on South Georgia because of its distinctive shiny, crenulated leaves and bilaterally symmetrical white/lilac flowers.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Liana May, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Liana May
2. Adapted by stuwhiterod from a work by (c) Kelvin Floyd, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
3. (c) stuwhiterod, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• World Flora Online

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