Pratia purpurascens

Pratia purpurascens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Pratia
Species: P. purpurascens
Binomial name
Pratia purpurascens
(R.Br.) E.Wimm.

Pratia purpurascens, commonly known as White Root, is a small herbaceous scrambling herb of eastern Australia. reaching 15 cm (6 in) high, it grows in damp, sheltered areas. It was initially described by the Scottish botanist Robert Brown as Lobelia purpurascens.

The invasive bitou bush (Chrysanthemoides monilifera) and its management impact upon this species.[1]

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