John Tann
Asystasia gangetica
White flower with purple tongue. Chinese violet, Asystasia gangetica. Poon Saan, Christmas Island, Australia, April 2011.
In Australia, Asystasia gangetica is considered to be a sleeper weed with a threat to agriculture and biodiversity. Asystasia gangetica ssp micrantha is on the Australian Alert List for Environmental Weeds, a list of 28 non-native plants that pose a threat to biodiversity and cause other environmental damage.
Asystasia gangetica
White flower with purple tongue. Chinese violet, Asystasia gangetica. Poon Saan, Christmas Island, Australia, April 2011.
In Australia, Asystasia gangetica is considered to be a sleeper weed with a threat to agriculture and biodiversity. Asystasia gangetica ssp micrantha is on the Australian Alert List for Environmental Weeds, a list of 28 non-native plants that pose a threat to biodiversity and cause other environmental damage.