Gomphrena canescens (bachelors buttons) is an erect herbaceous annual or perennial plant that is found in many parts of northern Australia. Growing from 0.1 to 0.9 m tall, it grows in a variety of sites, including soils based on clay, sand or skeletal soils. Seen in woodlands, rocky slopes, coastal dunes and disturbed areas. Attractive pink flowers form from February to September.[1][2]
Gomphrena canescens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: | Gomphrena |
Species: | G. canescens
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Binomial name | |
Gomphrena canescens |
References
edit- ^ "Gomphrena canescens ". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^ "Gomphrena canescens". FloraBase West Australian Flora. Retrieved 26 April 2019.