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Blue Pincushion - native (Brunonia australis)

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Family: Brunoniaceae (Blue Pincushion family).

Native.

It is common and widespread, sometimes forming large colonies.

Identification:

Blue Pincushion is the only member of the Brunonia genus, which in turn is the only member of the Brunoniaceae family.

Brunonia: Latinised version of brown, named for Robert Brown, a celebrated Scottish botanist who accompanied Flinders in his exploration of the southern Australian coast; australis: southern.

Photos 1, 2: Kalimna, Castlemaine. 3: Taradale.


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