Citation: Domin, Biblthca Bot. 89:984 (1928).

Synonymy: Ionidium monopetalum Schultes in Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg. 5:400 (1819); H. tatei F. Muell. ex Tate, Hdbk Fl. Extratrop. S.Aust. 19 (1890).

Common name: Slender violet-bush, slender violet.

Description:
Perennial herb to 60 cm tall; leaves alternate, the upper opposite or nearly so, linear to oblong, 5-90 mm long, 0.5-4 mm broad, margins recurved; stipules linear to triangular, to 1.5 mm long.

Inflorescence axillary, racemose, to 20 cm long; sepals lanceolate, acute, 2-3 mm long, green; anterior petal blue-mauve, 5-20 mm long, the lamina 7-14 mm broad; lateral petals of dissimilar pairs, blue-mauve, 2 outer lanceolate, acute, 2 inner broadly lanceolate, falcate, oblique; anthers almost sessile, locular appendages if present narrow-triangular, white or orange.

Capsule 3-6 mm long; seeds 3-6, punctulate, dark-brown or black.

	Hybanthus monopetalus
Image source: fig 451c in Jessop J.P. & Toelken H.R. (Ed.) 1986. Flora of South Australia (4th edn).

Published illustration: Cunningham et al. (1982) Plants of western New South Wales, p. 502.

Conservation status: native Flowering time: Aug. — Nov.

SA Distribution Map based on current data relating to specimens held in the State Herbarium of South Australia

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