Ballantinia

Taxonomic status Accepted
Occurrence status Present
Origin Native
Degree of establishment Native

Annual herb, hairy. Leaves in basal rosette and cauline, entire to lobed. Inflorescence corymbose to racemose. Sepals spreading; petals clawed, white; stamens 6. Fruit ellipsoid, 2–3 times as long as wide, dehiscent; style very short or absent, stigma depressed-capitate; valves with fine, reticulate veins; seeds 2–6 per locule.

A single, endemic species.

Source:

Entwisle, T.J. (1996). Brassicaceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J., ‍Flora of Victoria Vol. 3, Dicotyledons Winteraceae to Myrtaceae‍, pp. 399–459. Inkata Press, Melbourne.

Ballantinia (hero image) Spinning