ida ▁is ▁a ▁spread ing ▁shr ub ▁growing ▁up ▁to ▁ 3 ▁m ▁tall , ▁gl ab r ous , ▁and ▁is ▁stick y ▁when ▁young . ▁The ▁leaves ▁have ▁no ▁st alk ▁and ▁are ▁ob ov ate ▁to ▁narrow ly ▁elli ptic , ▁and ▁to oth ed , ▁with ▁the ▁leaf ▁bla de ▁itself ▁being ▁from ▁ 2 ▁to ▁ 8 . 7   cm ▁long ▁by ▁ 7 – 4 0   mm ▁wide . ▁The ▁flowers ▁occur ▁in ▁terminal ▁sp ikes ▁which ▁are ▁up ▁to ▁ 6 . 5   cm ▁long . ▁The ▁sep als ▁are ▁ ▁rim - like ▁and ▁ 0 . 3   mm ▁high . ▁The ▁blue ▁to ▁l il ac ▁cor ol la ▁is ▁ 1 3 – 2 0   mm ▁long , ▁pil ose ▁or ▁gl ab r ous ▁outside , ▁and ▁be arded ▁inside . ▁The ▁ov ary ▁is ▁ 2 - loc ular . ▁The ▁gro oved ▁fruit ▁is ▁cyl ind rical ▁and ▁up ▁to ▁ 4   mm ▁long , ▁and ▁is ▁smooth . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁and ▁habitat ▁It ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁IB RA ▁Reg ions ▁of ▁the ▁Es per ance ▁Pla ins , ▁the ▁Ger ald ton ▁Sand pla ins , ▁the ▁Jar rah ▁Forest ▁region , ▁the ▁Sw an ▁Coast al ▁P lain , ▁and ▁the ▁Warren ▁bi oge ographic ▁region , ▁growing ▁on ▁white ▁or ▁grey ▁sand ▁and ▁cl ay , ▁in ▁coast al ▁lim estone ▁cl iffs ▁and ▁d unes . ▁ ▁Tax onomy