''Gratiola peruviana'', commonly known as austral brooklime, is a small perennial herb in the family

Plantaginaceae Plantaginaceae, the plantain family, is a large, diverse family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales that includes common flowers such as snapdragon and foxglove. It is unrelated to the banana-like fruit also called "plantain." In older cl ...

. The species is native to South America and Australasia. It grows to between 10 and 30 centimetres high and has pink or white tubular flowers with red-purple stripes inside. These are followed by ovoid capsules that are up to 7mm long. The stem-clasping ovate leaves are arranged in opposite pairs and have shallowly toothed edges. It occurs in the vicinity of waterbodies in shallow water, mud or dried areas. In South America, the species is native to Peru, Brazil, Chile and Argentina. In Australasia, it occurs in New Zealand and the Australian states of South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. The name has been misapplied to ''

Gratiola pubescens ''Gratiola'' is a genus of plants in the family Plantaginaceae. Most species are known generally as hedgehyssops. The genus was previously included in the family Scrophulariaceae. Species include: *'' Gratiola amphiantha'' - pool sprite, snorkel ...

'' in Western Australia.

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peruviana Flora of Argentina Flora of Brazil Flora of Chile Flora of Peru Flora of New South Wales Flora of Queensland Flora of South Australia Flora of Tasmania Flora of Victoria (state) Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Plantaginaceae-stub