Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order:Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Lobelia
Species: L. angulata
Binomial name: Lobelia angulata
Synonym : Pratia angulata
Common name: Panakenake, Pratia angulata, Pratia pusila, Trailing pratia, Alpine pratia
Panakenake is a is fast growing wide spreading groundcover, found throughout New Zealand from sea level to1300m. It prefers damp situations. It has small lush rounded leaves and masses of white flowers from spring onwards. Its flowers are 5 merous with the petals united into an upper lipped three lobe and lower lipped two-lobe corolla that is split to its base. In Autumn it produces reddish-purple berries.
Sold in nurseries as Pratia pusila
Photo Tupare Gardens, New Plymouth December.
Photographed Mt Egmont/Taranaki. Late October
Photographed at Te Kainga Marire Gardens at Spencer Place January
Berries in May Mt Egmont/Taranaki
Berries in wintertime
The leaves of Panakenake
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