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Blue pincushion or native cornflower

Brunonia australis

Blue pincushion or native cornflower

About

Brunonia australis, commonly known as the blue pincushion or native cornflower, is a perennial or annual herb that grows widely across Australia. It is found in woodlands, open forest and sand plains. In Cronquist's classification scheme it was the sole member of the monogeneric plant family Brunoniaceae. The APG II system moved it into Goodeniaceae, with which it shares the stylar pollen-cup, or indusium, a character confined to these taxa. Brunonia is unique among Goodeniaceae in its radially symmetric flowers, the superior ovary and the absence of endosperm in the seeds.

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Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Brunonia australis
Slug
brunonia-australis
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Goodeniaceae
Genus
Brunonia
Species
australis
Wikidata QID
Q2088792
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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