Campanulaceae

Blue star creeper

Isotoma fluviatilis (R.Br.) F.Muell. ex Benth.

Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Isotoma

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Blue star creeper (Isotoma fluviatilis) — FlowerPhoto: Ben Fisher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Blue star creeper

Synonyms

Laurentia fluviatilis (R.Br.) E.Wimm.
Laurentia fluviatilis var. inundata (R.Br.) E.Wimm.
Laurentia fluviatilis var. lessonii (C.Presl) E.Wimm.
Lobelia fluviatilis R.Br.
Rapuntium fluviatilis (R.Br.) C.Presl

Flowers

In flower: October to January (from 165 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Ben Fisher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ruth Palsson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Cowirrie, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Petra Holland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stitchingbushwalker, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rolf Lawrenz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Russell Best, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sofia Zvolanek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Elspeth Swan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.