Blue Pincushion

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Brunonia australis

Small herb. The leaves, 4-10 cm long, grow from the base of the plant creating a rosette of silky soft leaves. A round flower head 3 cm across of bright blue flowers is held on an upright leafless, silvery stem. Flowers in spring.

Details
Flora Type
Herbs
Distinctive Features

Greyish silky leaves. Bright cornflower blue pincushion-like flower heads.
Biology

Perennial, growing from a rootstock. Cannot cope with strong competition from grasses or weeds such as gorse Ulex europaeus.
Native Status
Native
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Asterales
Family
Goodeniaceae
Genus
Brunonia
Species
australis

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

A source of nectar for butterflies.

Interesting Facts
Native Status
Native